O Immaculate Heart of Mary, full of goodness, show your love towards us.
Let the flame of your heart, O Mary, descend on all people.
We love you immensely.
Impress true love in our hearts so that we have a...
Live by the Spirit,..the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Gal 5:16,22)
There is therefore now no condemntion for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the...
Let us unite ourselves with Jesus in stillness through this Holy Week.
Through your Cross and Passion, deliver us Lord.
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. (John 15:13...
“On the day of Pentecost,
three thousand responded to the saving message when Peter preached it.
In the beginning the Church grew quickly.
It has always been God’s intention, as I read it,
that the Church...
During the final hours of His earthly time on the Cross, Jesus spoke seven statements that are powerful and profound.
Today and through this Holy Week,
Let us stay with Him and spend some time in reading the scripture and...
The archdiocesan website has made available some resources regarding the Residential Schools.
Please click the following link:
Residential Schools Information
Jonathan Michael has been a cantor in Catholic parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto for 42 years. A graduate of the world-renowned St. Michael’s Choir School in downtown Toronto, the singer went on to post-secondary studies...
The 2024 Ordinandi Youth Event took place on Tuesday, March 19. The following is a reflection on the day written by DPCDSB student Kierra who was in attendance.
My name is Kierra and I’m a student at St...
On Sunday, March 24 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto will be hosting a day-long workshop on the spirituality and practice of praying the...
The weekend of Sunday, March 17 marks the first ShareLife Sunday of 2024. ShareLife is one of the principal ways that the Archdiocese of Toronto lives by the Gospel by helping our neighbours in need. Below, Arthur Peters, Executive Director...
In preparation for the Family Day holiday weekend in Ontario, Catholic children’s author and illustrator, Carissa Douglas, reflects on strengthening faith and family bonds by giving importance to spending unstructured time together. Carissa is one of...
In early February of 1853, a 51-year-old Catholic priest in Birmingham, England felt moved to compose a letter to the faithful Catholics of Toronto. Fr. John Henry Newman had given a series of 9 weekly public lectures a...
Al and Rita Doloroso have been married for 48 years. They are the founding members of the Movement for Marriage Enrichment (MME) under the Filipino Chaplaincy since 1992.
1. What is the MME, and what is your role as a...
The following is taken from the Fall/Winter edition of the St. Augustine's Seminary newsletter, In Deum. To read the full publication, please click here.
If there was ever an inspirational story about the joy of the priestly...
For 36 years, the Greater Toronto Area Serra Clubs have been recognizing the service and achievements of altar servers from parishes across the Archdiocese of Toronto through the annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards for Service.
Each year, local...
Anna Boyagoda, Director of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for the Archdiocese of Toronto, answers a few of the most common questions about the CGS ministry.
1. What is the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd?
The Catechesis of the...
In light of the annual Shepherds' Trust collection for retired priests taking place this weekend (Nov. 18/19), here's a look at Msgr. James Hannah's journey in service to the Church.
Msgr. James Hannah knows the...