The Appointment of Bishop-elect Daniel Miehm as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton was received with joy throughout the Diocese and beyond. Father Ted Hughes was the guest speaker at the Priests’ Day of Prayer at the Cathedral on Tuesday and at Our Lady of Lourdes, Waterloo, on Wednesday. Thomas Cardinal Collins leaves this weekend for Rome and the exciting events that await him.
Continue readingThe February 11th Announcement of Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to retire on February 28th at 8 p.m. was received worldwide with shock and deep sadness, St. Joseph’s Health System celebrated an important event yesterday, prior to the meeting of their Board of Directors, A group of students from St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo visit Peru each year.
Continue readingForecasts of a major snow storm caused the cancellation of the Culture of Life Conference sponsored by our Family Ministry Office which was to have taken place today, Fr. Niaz Toma and the two Chaldean Communities in our Diocese rejoice in the recent election of His Beatitude Louis Raphael I Sako, The program for first year Permanent Diaconate candidates takes place this weekend.
Continue readingThe 2013 Bishop’s Charities Dinner Dance takes place next Saturday evening, February 9, at Carmen’s Banquet Centre in Hamilton, Sixteen business leaders gathered at Ardree on Tuesday to reflect on the recent document published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace entitled The Vocation of the Business Leader, On February 16 we welcome Archbishop Barreto from Peru to the Hamilton Diocese.
Continue readingThe Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity concludes today on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Deacon Philip Tremblay, C.R., who has been serving at St. Louis Parish in Waterloo, will be retiring from his service to the Parish at the end of January, Father Ted Slaman And Blessed Sacrament parishioners in Hamilton will welcome me tomorrow and Sunday at their Masses.
Continue readingThe First Year Permanent Diaconate Program meets for a weekend retreat at the Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls, St. Mary’s Parish in Brantford extends the welcome mat this weekend. I will join them for Mass on Saturday evening and twice on Sunday, The Lutheran Anglican Roman Catholic Interchurch Committee sent a letter to all parishioners signed by the four Bishops in November concerning the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity which begins today.
Continue readingConfirmation celebrations begin again for the new year this weekend. I will celebrate tonight, tomorrow morning and afternoon at Mary Mother of God Parish in Oakville, Most Reverend Joseph-Aurele Plourde, Emeritus Archbishop of Ottawa died late last week, Father Robert Hetu will be formally installed as Pastor of St. Joseph Patron of Canada Parish in Acton at Sunday Mass.
Continue readingThe New Year’s Day Levee at Christ the King Cathedral was a fine gathering of parishioners from several Parishes across the Diocese, Mary Mother of God Parish in Oakville was the first Parish I visited in the New Year, Priests of the Diocese are reminded that your Diocesan e-mail accounts have been active for several months.
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