St. John the Evangelist Parish, Weston
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‘Walking Together’ on the Journey to the SynodMoira 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...Friday, January 28, 2022 -
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...Thursday, January 27, 2022 -
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...Wednesday, January 19, 2022 -
A Closer Look at Mother MaryOn 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...Friday, December 10, 2021 -
The Illuminating Story of the Advent WreathOf 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...Friday, November 19, 2021 -
#RedWednesday 2021 Looks at the Sharp Rise in Anti-Christian Persecution in AfricaEvellyne Lemos is a Toronto-based coordinator for Aid to the Church in Need Canada. November 17 will be the fourth year that churches and other religious buildings across Canada will be illuminated in...Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -
To Fall in Love with God is the Greatest RomanceFr. 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...Friday, October 29, 2021 -
Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This LandWe, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. Many Catholic religious...Friday, October 01, 2021
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Toronto’s Native Peoples’ Mission: Serving, Learning, AccompanyingFr. Wilson Andrade is the administrator of the Native Peoples' Mission in Toronto. Personal Story I have been part of the ministry at the Native Peoples’ Mission since I arrived in Canada from India, in 2007, as a student...Thursday, July 29, 2021 -
The Bread of Christ Sustains UsFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. When I was a child, we always had dessert with dinner. Often it was fruit that had been stewed in some way. Apple sauce, rhubarb...Thursday, July 29, 2021 -
Grandparents and Elders: Witnesses to the FaithFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont. There is a classic story of a people who were suffering through a severe drought. They decided to go to...Friday, July 23, 2021 -
A Time to RestFr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont. Many years ago, in Athens, in what is today Greece, the great storyteller Aesop was playing with a group of children. A passerby laughed and jeered...Friday, July 16, 2021 -
Everyone Has a Role to Play in God’s HarvestFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. Jesus teaches with urgency in today’s Gospel. He sends out the disciples, but in sending them out, He challenges them to see the...Friday, July 09, 2021 -
Letter to Chief Cadmus and the People of Cowessess First NationThe following letter was written by Archbishop Don Bolen, Archbishop of Regina, after the discovery of unmarked graves at the former site of the Marieval Residential School, in the Cowessess First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan. We ask that everyone continues...Friday, June 25, 2021 -
New Film Invites Us to Really Know the Blessed Virgin MaryDr. Josephine Lombardi is a faculty member at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. She recently released, “The First Lady and Her Successors,” a film that explores the many ways that the Blessed Mother Mary can guide...Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -
Jesus Is with You in the StormFr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont. Today’s readings feature a God who is calming the storms of life. In the first reading we hear the Lord speaking to Job, whose...Friday, June 18, 2021 -
Growing into What God Dreams Us to BeFr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” These words from the...Friday, June 11, 2021 -
Bishop and Indigenous Leader in Dialogue on Residential SchoolsChief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Edmonton’s Archbishop Richard Smith recently came together in Maskwacis, Alberta to discuss reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the response to the finding at the Kamloops Residential School...Tuesday, June 08, 2021 -
The Power and Poetry of Christ’s Gift at the Last SupperFr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont. Corpus Christi: This is the great feast of the imagination. The Church has traditions of great pomp connected to the Eucharist: processions and benediction. There...Saturday, June 05, 2021 -
Cardinal Thomas Collins’ Book RecommendationsCardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, is known to be an avid reader and, over the years, he has recommended a number of books while preaching at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. With summer right around the corner, we...Wednesday, June 02, 2021
