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ShareLife Has a Fresh New Website
ShareLife-funded agencies do amazing work in our communities. Thanks to ShareLife:
288 seniors receive excellent long-term care at Providence Healthcare and 11,000 other seniors get access to other assistance programs each year
208 vulnerable young people get...
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Taking Responsibility for Our Personal Faith Formation
Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto.
In the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church, before the Gospel is proclaimed, an announcement is made to the assembly: “Wisdom: Let us be attentive...
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UPDATED: Are Face Masks Required in Your Community?
Most municipalities in the Archdiocese of Toronto have introduced bylaws requiring people to wear non-medical grade face masks or face coverings in indoor public places.
Municipalities have not taken a universal approach to face mask bylaws, so please consult...
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Pray for Those Who Will Be Ordained on Saturday, June 27
This will be a joyous weekend as Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, ordains eight men into the priesthood on Saturday, June 27, 2020.
Temporary physical distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, means that seating at the ordination...
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ShareMusic: Thursday, June 25 at 8 p.m.
Many talented musicians from across the Archdiocese of Toronto will be performing in a Facebook Live event on Thursday evening, June 25. The evening is hosted by Fr. Matthew McCarthy, Associate Pastor, St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica.
The event...
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The Best Place to Celebrate Mass Is in the Parish
Rebecca Spellacy is the Associate Director of Liturgy at the Office of Formation for Discipleship at the Archdiocese of Toronto.
I remember being a young girl and going to visit an older family member. The thing that stands out...
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Video Explains New Mass Protocols During COVID-19
Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto are busy preparing to welcome you back to Mass this weekend. All of us have been looking forward to this exciting time.
However, you likely have many questions about how Mass will be different...
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Read The Archdiocese of Toronto's WorshipSafe Plan
As parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto prepare to re-open, we would like to share our "WorshipSafe" plan with the faithful.
This plan was created in consultation with the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario, as well as health...
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Building a Community of Love
Craig Fernandes, a former seminarian at St. Augustine’s Seminary, is now an engineering Master’s student at the University of Toronto.
This Sunday we celebrate the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, which is the “central...
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Update on COVID-19 Church Closures
May 27, 2020
The decision to close our parish churches on March 24, 2020, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic was a very difficult one and we recognize the tremendous spiritual sacrifice of the faithful during this time. We...
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Serving Christ in the Here and Now
Craig Fernandes, a former seminarian at St. Augustine’s Seminary, is now an engineering Master’s student at the University of Toronto.
This weekend we celebrate the great feast of the Ascension of the Lord, when the Apostles...
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Being Strengthened by the Holy Spirit
As we approach the end of the Easter season, our readings begin to focus on the descent of the Holy Spirit that awaits us on Pentecost. For instance, today’s first reading recounts believers receiving the Holy Spirit after...
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ShareLife Agencies Need Your Support During COVID-19
ShareLife Week (May 10-15, 2020) is an excellent time to reflect on how the vulnerable members of our community need support more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sadly, we know that thousands of people have lost their...