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Understanding Catholics' Favourite Prayer
In light of the month of Mary, Dr. Josephine Lombardi, Associate Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at St. Augustine's Seminary, offers an overview, history and tips for praying the rosary, with some excerpts from Living with the Rosary...
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Steubenville Toronto: The Comeback
The Steubenville youth conference is returning to the Greater Toronto Area after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. In anticipation of Steubenville Toronto 2022, Courtney Hennessy, event and program coordinator at the Office of Catholic Youth, interviewed Agnes...
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Living the Gospel Through ShareLife
The weekend of Sunday, March 27 is the first ShareLife parish special collection of 2022. 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...
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Making Churches Open to Families with Special Needs
Cathy Pettigrew is a mother, wife, teacher, founder of an educational business, motivational speaker, counsellor and psychometrist. She is a parishioner of the Archdiocese of Toronto and will be presenting at the upcoming archdiocesan conference, “Parish Ministry with People...
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Crossings: A Journey to Easter
Crossings is an outdoor visual art exhibition that engages the Scriptural Stations of the Cross. Running from March 2 to April 14, the exhibition features 16 art pieces at 16 different locations in Toronto on a pilgrimage style “journey...
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How to Read the Bible in a Year
Elizabeth Klein is an Assistant Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute, which serves the formation of Catholics for the New Evangelization through academic and parish programs. As part of its work, the institute helps Catholics to read the Bible...
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter Nourishes the Bond of Marriage
Luisa and Camilo Villamizar have been married for almost a decade, and have two sons. In light of Marriage Sunday on February 13, the couple reflects on their involvement in Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) – an enrichment program for married...
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‘Walking Together’ on the Journey to the Synod
Moira McQueen’s new book, Walking Together: A Primer on the New Synodality, aims to explain the history, meaning and relevance of synodality as the Church undertakes a two-year process of discernment. Below, McQueen, Executive Director of the...
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Women and the 'New Normal'
Heather King is an award-winning memoirist, columnist and blogger with several books. She speaks nationwide, leads writing workshops and writes a weekly column on arts and culture for Angelus News, the archdiocesan newspaper of Los Angeles. For more, please...
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New Documentary Does a Deep Dive into St. Joseph
“St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father” is a Knights of Columbus-produced documentary looking at the life of St. Joseph, and the lasting lessons he can offer us today. Below, writer and director David Naglieri delves into the meaning...
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A Closer Look at Mother Mary
On January 15, 2022, Dr. Josephine Lombardi will be leading a workshop titled, “Mariology: Past and Present,” which will delve into current developments in the study of Mary. A part of St. Augustine’s Seminary’s...
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The Illuminating Story of the Advent Wreath
Of the many symbols that mark the liturgical seasons of the Latin Church calendar, few are better known or more beloved than the Advent wreath, which marks the passage of the four weeks preceding Christmas.
What are the origins of...
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To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest Romance
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.“Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” (translated as, “Where charity and love are, there God is...
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Walking Together Through the Pandemic
We have travelled through several phases of this very difficult experience. To think about how many people and how profoundly the pandemic has affected people all over the world -- it is too big to think about. Here in...