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Catechesis Corner: IndulgencesThis weekend at Mass, Fr. Maderak spoke about the little known and highly misunderstood teaching on Indulgences. This is not a antiquated teaching of the past, but rather it is a way to help us to lessen the temporal...Posted: Nov-21-2022 -
Cardinal Collins on Faith in Our LivesAt the 43rd annual Cardinal's Dinner that took place November 15, 2022, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto spoke about living a faithful life in a secular society by going deeper in prayer and in the study of our...Posted: Nov-16-2022 -
Fr. Ciszek- A true man of faith and perseverancePosted: Oct-24-2022Fr. Maderak has spoken about Fr. Walter Ciszek in his homilies. He was a priest who persevered through false accusations, imprisonment and solitary confinement in Russia. However, his faith allowed him to survive and thrivel. Please watch this video... -
Pentecost — Inviting Us to Join Christ in His living Church TodayFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. At the beginning of this Easter Season, you and I celebrated Easter by renewing our baptismal promises. In the Ritual for Infant Baptism, there are about...Posted: Jun-03-2022 -
SOLEMNI HAC LITURGIA (CREDO OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD)Posted: May-29-2022Fr. Maderak spoke this weekend about an Apostolic letter written by Pope Paul VI in 1968 during a time of confusion when many were mis-interpreting the documents of Vatican II and replacing them with the "Spirit of Vatican II... -
Stewards Sent to Continue Building the Church in a Post- Pandemic WorldFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. In the days following Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples of Jesus locked themselves away in self-isolation for fear that the Romans and Jews might arrest...Posted: May-27-2022 -
New Blog Post! 5th Sunday of EasterjPlease visit the NEW BLOG POST to sign up for the Formed streaming program and to hear the talk on Redemptive Suffering by Dr. Scott Hahn.Posted: May-14-2022 -
REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING AND THE FORMED PROGRAMPosted: May-14-2022In my homily this week I mentioned once again, a talk given by Dr. Scott Hahn, a former Presbyterian minister who converted to Catholicism and is now a professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. His talk, entitled, "Making... -
FR. STU - A STORY OF SUFFERING AND MERCYI spoke today about Fr. Stuart Long, the priest who is the subject of the movie starring Mark Wahlberg called "Fr. Stu". Fr. Stuart Long is an example of a man who does not look at suffering as a curse...Posted: May-01-2022 -
Understanding the Funeral Liturgy through Our Baptism and God’s Divine MercyFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. Have you ever noticed how people speak to one another when they fall in love? Once they have first gained the courage to tell the other...Posted: Apr-22-2022 -
Need help Spiritually preparing for Holy Week?Posted: Apr-10-2022Deacon Oswald spoke this week about two very good videos on Formed that will help us to prepare for Holy Week. The first is entitled "Triduum: A Spiritual Pilgrimage" and can be found HERE. This is a... -
Setting aside time for prayer and reflection this LentThe below Lenten reflection was written by Sr. Margaret Moran, a Daughter of St. Paul based in Toronto. The Season of Lent is moving ahead and for some of us it may feel it is going too fast and for...Posted: Mar-28-2022 -
Join us for the Virtual Ordinandi Dinner | March 1, 2022 @ 7pmSponsored by the Serra Foundation of Canada and the six Serra Clubs in the Archdiocese of Toronto, the annual Ordinandi Dinner celebrates the men being ordained to the priesthood from St. Augustine’s Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Seminary...Posted: Feb-28-2022 -
Back to Life, Back to Reality!Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto, Ontario. During these past few Sundays, leading up to the beginning of Lent 2022, the second readings at Mass has been taken from St. Paul&rsquo...Posted: Feb-25-2022 -
“We Have Seen His Star in the East…” Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. “We Have Seen His Star in the East.” This is the theme for this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The Week...Posted: Jan-20-2022 -
Mary, the New EvePosted: Jan-15-2022In Father's homily of this weekend, he spoke at length about Mary as the New Eve and mentioned an article posted by Deacon Mike Chesley (written by HH Ambrose). Here is the article just in time for your spiritual... -
Book of Revelation: Finding Hope in a Time of CrisisMsgr. Robert Nusca is the pastor of Merciful Redeemer Parish in Mississauga, Ont. He was president and rector of St. Augustine’s Seminary from 2001 to 2014. To learn more about Msgr. Nusca’s work on the Book...Posted: Dec-31-2021 -
Christmas is Holiness Hidden in the Divine HumilityFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto. There is a story of a father who came home to see that his five-year-old daughter had torn the...Posted: Dec-24-2021 -
Link to a New Blog PostA new blog post- Please click below and read! OUR LADY OF GUADALUPEPosted: Dec-18-2021 -
Saved in HopeAdvent is the Season of Hope. Fr. Maderak has consistently encouraged us in his homilies to nourish our minds and souls by doing some Spiritual Reading. Why not, during this season of hope, read SPE SALVI a...Posted: Dec-05-2021
