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Season of Creation – September 1 – October 4, 2025The Season of Creation challenges the entire Christian family around the world to care for God's creation through prayer and action. In his address for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo XIV...Posted: Aug-21-2025 -
Men Silent Retreat - Praying our Holy Desires: Serving God and God's Kingdom as Christian DisciplesMen Ignatian Retreat: This retreat focuses our prayerful reflection on our life purpose and meaning through our shared ‘holy desires’ with the Lord Jesus who awakens and exhorts us to promote God’s eternal love as expressed...Oct-31-2025 to Nov-02-2025 (06:30 PM to 01:00 PM) -
Day of Reflection & Prayer for the BereavedDay of Reflection & Prayer: "Where is God in my pain? How is God working in my grief?” Grieving a loved one can shake or give a new shape to our faith. At this gathering, you will have the...Dec-06-2025 to Dec-06-2025 (09:30 AM to 05:00 PM) -
Women Silent Retreat - Praying with SufferingWomen Ignatian Retreat: Suffering is something every human will have to encounter along their life journey. Some will carry big crosses and some small. Sometimes we are the ones who endure it and sometimes we knowingly or unknowingly will bring...Nov-07-2025 to Nov-09-2025 (06:30 PM to 01:00 PM) -
Men & Women Silent Retreat: Called to love as God LovesMen & Women Ignatian Retreat: Jesus Christ loves us in a certain way and we are sent to go and do likewise. To love with a love that is self-giving and self-forgetting. This SILENT retreat begins on Friday...Sep-19-2025 to Sep-21-2025 (06:30 PM to 01:00 PM) -
Pope’s Prayer Intention for JunePope Leo XIV has released his monthly prayer intention for June, asking the faithful worldwide to pray "that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from His Heart, learn to have compassion on...Posted: Jun-04-2025 -
Living Rosary 2025Although raining and indoors, St. Boniface honoured our Lady with a beautiful living Rosary. Pictures are available at the this link.Posted: May-28-2025 -
National Family and Life Week 2025Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life. The 2025 theme, drawn...Posted: May-13-2025 -
Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers: The Patient and Physician’s PilgrimageOn the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, April 5 to 6, Dr. Nisha Fernandes offers a reflection on the meaning of the Jubilee year in light of her experiences as an internal medicine physician...Posted: Apr-03-2025 -
Strengthening the Marriage Bond through Service to OthersFrancis and Therese Baduria, members of Missionary Families of Christ, reflect on how their marriage has been enriched by their participation both in a lay movement and in parish life. 1. What is Missionary Families of Christ and what is...Posted: Jan-30-2025 -
Radiating Christ to the World: Community of the sons and daughters of GodDiego Maratta is a retired permanent deacon of Toronto from St. Benedict Parish in Etobicoke. He is also a consecrated member of a lay monastic community, the “Community of the sons and daughters of God”. The community...Posted: Jul-02-2024 -
Ordinandi Youth Event Highlights the Joy of Priesthood and Religious LifeThe 2024 Ordinandi Youth Event took place on Tuesday, March 19. 850 youth from school boards across the archdiocese came together to pray, reflect and learn about the vocation stories of the 2024 ordinandi class and Sister Beata Victoria from...Posted: Mar-26-2024 -
Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our LordOn March 22, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, issued the following letter and accompanying resources to the Catholic community across the archdiocese. Resources referenced within the letter can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. ...Posted: Mar-22-2024 -
St. Michael’s College Campus Ministry setting the tone for Holy Week through song and prayerOn 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...Posted: Mar-20-2024 -
A Great Symphony of Prayer with Dr. Josephine LombardiThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have arranged for a two-part webinar series to enable the faithful one meaningful way to participate in the Year of Prayer. Dr. Josephine Lombardi, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor...Posted: Mar-18-2024 -
Time is of the Essence: Waste it Together!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...Posted: Feb-15-2024 -
Ash Wednesday: The Law of Prayer is the Law of BeliefReflection by Fr. Seamus Hogan We have a special axiom in the Catholic Church. It is a special statement that is very ancient. It says, "Lex orandi, lex credenda," and it means that the law of prayer is...Posted: Feb-14-2024 -
World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human TraffickingToday (February 8) we recognize the annual World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking. The day coincides with the memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita, the Sudanese sister who was enslaved as a child. After praying the Angelus in...Posted: Feb-08-2024 -
Archbishop Leo Presides Over Prayer Service Hosted By Regis CollegeOn Wednesday, January 24, the Toronto School of Theology (TST) held their Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year, the prayer service was hosted by Regis College and was presided by the Most Reverend Francis Leo...Posted: Jan-31-2024 -
Red Wednesday: For Persecuted Christians WorldwideFor almost ten years now, Red Wednesday has been a must-attend international event for a growing number of Christians around the world. "Not only do our national offices raise awareness among Catholics, as well as the benefactors and friends...Posted: Nov-10-2023
