Heart to Heart: Issue #545

Date posted on May 31, 2024

THE 2024 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS welcomed over 350 couples celebrating 25, 40, 50, and 60+ years of married life, totaling a remarkable 16,000 years! Two couples marked their 76th anniversaries! The highlight of the event was the profession of anniversary promises – sealed with a kiss that echoed throughout the Cathedral! Celebrating couples received a […]

Heart to Heart: Issue #544

Date posted on May 24, 2024

“YOU HAVE A FINE PRESBYTERATE!” So said Archbishop Donald Bolen, Archbishop of Regina, to me during my visit to Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls on Wednesday. The Archbishop preached a retreat to over 40 Priests of the Diocese of Hamilton during the past week, the first of two retreats offered for priests of […]

Heart to Heart: Issue #543

St. Jerome's University Certificate in Catholic Leadership

Date posted on May 17, 2024

A NEW AND EXCITING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM will be offered by St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo this Fall. The Certificate in Catholic Leadership seeks to support those who wish to better understand Catholic organizational life and to grow in their sense of missional leadership by: developing a more sophisticated understanding of leadership theories and tools […]

Heart to Heart: Issue #542

Date posted on May 10, 2024

TOWARDS A NARRATIVE OF HOPE is the title of an international interfaith symposium on palliative care sponsored by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Pontifical Academy for Life, and other key partners. With the objective to educate and build a culture of social responsibility in palliative care, experts from medical, ethical and pastoral contexts […]

Heart to Heart: Issue #541

Catholic Education Week 2024: We Are Called to Love

Date posted on May 3, 2024

CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK begins on Sunday, May 5th and continues through Friday, May 10th! This year’s theme for Catholic Education Week is, “We are called to love”. Each year the Diocese highlights the good things that are taking place in our Catholic Schools. Videos, photos and witness statements are shared to showcase the value that […]