Fall 2023

Vocations Director’s Message It’s been one year since Bishop Crosby appointed me Director of Vocations. Initially I focused on establishing the Young Adults Night held in various locations across the diocese on the first Saturday of each month to promote all vocations and continuing the Men’s Discernment Group once a month to accompany those specifically […]

Heart to Heart: Issue #517

EXCITEMENT IS GROWING AT ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA CHURCH, HAMILTON, as workers complete the final touches on the new church on Rymal Road, Hamilton! Final Masses are being celebrated this weekend in the churches of the two parish communities (Our Lady of Lourdes and Corpus Christi) that were united in the new parish several years […]

The Synod on Synodality: Working Together as a Listening Church

Date posted on October 10, 2023

Over the month of October, we will journey aside the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops by reflecting on important themes that will be discussed by Synod representatives. Find reflections and videos presented by our Diocese here.

Heart to Heart: Issue #516

 ST. JEROME’S UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES ITS ANNUAL “FEAST” NEXT SATURDAY, October 14th. This year’s feast marks Waterloo University at 100, and St. Jerome’s at 200! The celebration of Mass in Notre Dame Chapel, begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by a reception and dinner in the Atrium. The event is an important fundraiser for student scholarships – […]

Pope Francis releases “Laudate Deum”

Date posted on October 5, 2023

On October 4th, 2023, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, His Holiness Pope Francis released his latest Apostolic Exhortation, titled Laudate Deum (Praise God). The sequel to his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’, this latest document is meant to address what Francis calls the “global social issue” of climate change. Pope Francis states that in the eight years […]

September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Date posted on September 29, 2023

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is held each year on September 30th. This day provides an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect and honour Survivors of residential schools and all those who support them. We remember the children that never returned home. We recognize this painful history and, as a Catholic community, acknowledge […]

In Memoriam: Reverend Terence Sehl

Date posted on September 28, 2023

We regret to inform you that Rev. Terence Sehl died on Monday, September 25th, 2023. The obituary can be viewed here. Visitation: Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Henry Walser Funeral Home 507 Frederick St., Kitchener Prayers: Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Henry Walser Funeral Home 507 Frederick St., Kitchener […]

Study Day – “Cosmic Chastity”

Event Date: October 28, 2023

A Study Day co-sponsored by the Communio Circle and the Vocations Office of the Diocese of Hamilton Saturday, October 28th, 2023 – 10:00am to 2:00pm – Newman Hall Canadian Martyrs Church, 1349 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario In his book “Cosmic Chastity in an Age of Technocratic Lust: A Song of Three Popes (The Legacy […]

Young Adults Night – Brantford

Event Date: November 4, 2023

Fr. Mark Morley invites all young adults (ages 20s and early 30s) of our diocese to attend a night of Adoration, Fellowship and Praise Music. Click here for the poster in PDF. Schedule for the Evening: Arrival and Holy Hour (6:30pm-7:30 pm), Social with Food (7:30pm-8:30pm), Praise Night and Vocation Testimony (8:00pm-9:00pm), and Compline (9:00pm) […]

Grief Relief: When Life Changes

Event Date: January 17, 2024

A 6-week program using Dr. Bill Webster’s grief material, this program is intended to help you to understand your grief and provides practical tips for helping you through. In Hamilton, this program is offered twice a year, in the Spring and Fall and all are welcome to attend. Programs are provided by trained facilitators. Wednesday […]

Coping with the Holidays

Event Date: December 3, 2023

Christmas is an especially challenging holiday to cope with and the Family Ministry Office offers a special workshop during Advent each year to help you cope with the season.  Sunday, December 3rd from 1:30-3:00 p.m All are welcome and there is no cost. Materials will be provided at the session. Register online or contact the […]

Heart to Heart: Issue #515

THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF BISHOP JOHN FARRELL, first Bishop of Hamilton, is marked next Tuesday, September 26th. He died in 1873 at the age of 53. Among other pastoral efforts, Bishop Farrell was dedicated to building a strong Catholic school system. By the end of his tenure, twenty-six Catholic schools had been […]