Father Martin Bradbury died on Tuesday following a lengthy battle with a lung ailment. The death of Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte on Wednesday was reported across the country… This Year’s Diocesan Mass with New Catholics takes place this Sunday at 11am…
Continue readingHAPPY EASTER TO ONE AND ALL! May these Holy Days which lead us to the foot of the Cross, reveal once again the promise of eternal life! This prayer by St. Peter Faber, S.J.; is a fine Holy Week reflection…
Continue readingOn Monday evening is the celebration of the Mass of Chrism; Priests renew the promises made at the time of their Ordination, the Oil of Catechumens and the Oil of the Sick are blessed and the Sacred Chrism is consecrated for use at the Easter Vigil and throughout the coming year. “Wake up the World! Young Adult Rally” is a gathering of young adults as part of the Year of Consecrated Life…
Continue readingWednesday, March 25th is the feast of the Annunciation, the patronal feast for the Diocese of Hamilton. Father Wojciech Kuzma and I will be visiting the Seminaries where most of our seminarians study. Our sympathy to the Congregation of the Resurrection…
Continue readingThe Office for Refugees and Immigration recently welcomed a young man from Eritrea who came to us through Tel Aviv. The responses to the Synod 2015 Questionnaire have been collated by our Office for Family Ministry. We pray for Father Wojciech Kuzma and the participants at a Discernment Retreat for Men…
Continue readingPrayers are requested for the following Priests who will be undergoing surgery in the coming weeks: Father Luc Payette, Father Len Strohmeyer, Father Charles Galea… Bishop Elect Joseph Dabrowski will be ordained Bishop on April 14, 2015. Spring ahead this weekend! Daylight Savings Time begins early on Sunday morning…
Continue readingFather Jesús Alberto Franco, Executive Secretary is one of this year’s Solidarity Visitors to the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace. We extend our sympathy to St. Mary’s Parish, Hamilton, on the death of Father Francisco Janeiro, C.S.Sp. The new Health and Physical Education Curriculum for Ontario was announced…
Continue readingThe Priests’ Lenten Day of Prayer takes place next week, first at the Cathedral Basilica, then at Our Lady of Lourdes in Waterloo. It is a busy weekend for those discerning calls to Priesthood or Consecrated Life. The Rite of Election takes place on Sunday afternoon, please pray for the Catechumens in their journey to the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil.
Continue reading“Dinner with the Bishop” takes place tonight at St. Patrick’s Parish in Burlington. The Council of Catholics Services Organization is always an uplifting and encouraging sharing of the good work being done by the Catholic community in the Hamilton Deanery and beyond…
Continue readingGarry W. Eckert, District Deputy, District 83, and Jack Costigan, Executive Secretary, Ontario State Office of the Knights of Columbus, recently presented us with an Icon of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception… Our Sympathy to the Congregation of the Resurrection on the death of Fr. Charles Fedy. Please pray for Monsignor William O’Brien and Monsignor Roger Formosi…
Continue reading“Ecce Quam Bonum – How Good It Is!” is the title of my Pastoral Letter written on the occasion of this year dedicated to those in Consecrated Life. Mother Mary of the Angels, O.C.D., celebrated her 70th Anniversary of Religious Profession on January 23rd! Father Rafal Tomon and Parishioners at St. Mary’s in Elora will welcome me for Sunday Mass…
Continue readingFather Angus Smith died last Saturday and was buried yesterday at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Burlington; Our sympathy to deacon Shawn Panio, on the death of his father, Mr. John Panio; Parishioners from our various cultural Parishes and Missions gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King last Sunday afternoon to mark the annual Day of Prayer for Migrants; My brief visit to Vietnam has exceeded all my expectations!
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