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Letter from Cardinal Collins: Pandemic, Sacramental Restrictions & Planning for a Return to Sacramental LifeDear Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Archdiocese of Toronto, I pray that you have been filled with the joy of the Easter season, despite the trials we are all living through during this time of pandemic. The Fundamental...Posted: May-07-2020 -
Catholic Education Week – May 3-8, 2020Every year during Catholic Education Week, the Archdiocese of Toronto recognizes the dedication of Catholic teachers, students, parents, staff and everyone who supports Catholic education. Catholic education offers a wonderful opportunity to pass the faith onto another generation and to...Posted: May-04-2020
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Praying for Our Shepherds Amidst COVID-19Craig Fernandes, a former seminarian at St. Augustine’s Seminary, is now an engineering Master’s student at the University of Toronto. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in...Posted: May-01-2020 -
Archdiocesan Day of Prayer for Vocations - May 1Since 2016, the First Friday in the month of May has been designated by Cardinal Collins as our Archdiocesan Day of Prayer for Vocations. As such, we invite all of our parishes and individuals throughout the Archdiocese of...Posted: Apr-29-2020 -
Canadian and American Bishops to Ask Mary for Her Intercession on COVID-19In this time of pandemic, bishops in Canada and the United States will consecrate both countries to Mary, the mother of the Church, on Friday, May 1. Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will participate in the consecration during his...Posted: Apr-29-2020
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Preaching Stewardship Online Conference – Monday, June 29We’re happy to announce that the St. Augustine’s Seminary’s Preaching Stewardship conference will go ahead as a webinar on Monday, June 29, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This...Posted: Apr-28-2020
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Pray for Nova ScotiaCardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, offered Tuesday’s Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica to the people of Nova Scotia, after the terrible violence that occurred there on the weekend. “Today, I think especially, we...Posted: Apr-21-2020
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In Your Fear and Uncertainty, God Holds You in His HandsFr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto. There is a song that I used to like very much when I was a child. It is one that I am sure many of you...Posted: Apr-18-2020 -
Read or Watch Cardinal Collins’ Easter Triduum HomiliesIn his Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday homilies, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, provided some wonderfully insightful reflections on being a Christian in these difficult times. After multiple requests, we have created written transcripts and isolated the...Posted: Apr-17-2020
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Cardinal Collins' Easter Sunday HomilyCardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, gave the below homily at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica on Easter Sunday, 2020. There’s a little book on prayer, which I have always treasured. It is by the Russian Orthodox Archbishop...Posted: Apr-17-2020
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Cardinal Collins' Easter Vigil HomilyCardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, gave the below Easter Vigil homily at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica during Holy Week, 2020. There is a hilariously funny novel by a great English writer, Evelyn Waugh, and it's called Helena...Posted: Apr-17-2020
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Cardinal Collins Good Friday HomilyCardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, gave the homily below at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica on Good Friday, 2020. Many years ago, when I was in university, I devoted myself very much to the study of English literature, to...Posted: Apr-17-2020
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Thank You for This Holy WeekHoly Week 2020 was unusual, but the Archdiocese of Toronto is grateful to all those who found creative ways to celebrate this most sacred season. Some notable examples our resilient spirit during this Holy Week include: More than 300,000...Posted: Apr-14-2020
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Remembering Fr. Frederick MazzarellaFr. Frederick Mazzarella, a long-time and much-loved priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto, died on Good Friday from complications of lung cancer. During his 87 years, Fr. Fred served as a missionary in Central America, a hospital chaplain...Posted: Apr-13-2020
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Stewardship Reflection: An Inner Easter JoyChrist is risen! Truly, He is risen! On this glorious Easter morning – the Sunday of Sundays, the Solemnity of Solemnities – we are filled with the joy of the resurrection. However, how do we celebrate while foregoing liturgical...Posted: Apr-11-2020 -
Holy Thursday Reflection: A Personal EncounterOn this Holy Thursday, Msgr. Michael Busch of St. Jerome's Parish in Brampton reflects on Jesus and the Last Supper. Msgr. Busch helps us to understand the powerful significance of this night and how Jesus came to institute both...Posted: Apr-10-2020 -
Virtual Stations of the Cross Available for EasterPraying the Stations of the Cross is one of the Catholic Church’s most treasured devotionals. It is especially relevant as we approach Good Friday. Since praying the Stations of the Cross together in public cannot happen this Holy...Posted: Apr-09-2020
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How to Watch Holy Week in the Archdiocese of TorontoOur love and concern for our neighbours means that during the COVID-19 pandemic, sadly, there will not be public Holy Week ceremonies in the Archdiocese of Toronto this year. This is a distressing time for the faithful, but this...Posted: Apr-03-2020
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Stewardship Reflection: Evangelizing in a Hidden WayThe donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem could’ve seen all the palms and praises being sung around him and been tempted to believe that he was the one being celebrated. However, we, as onlookers, can clearly see...Posted: Apr-02-2020 -
Join Cardinal Collins for Lectio Divina on Sunday, April 5The Sunday, April 5th session of Lectio Divina is going ahead as planned, even though St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica will be closed to the public. Thanks to technology, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will lead us in...Posted: Apr-01-2020
