Luke Mandato

Martyrs’ Shrine doubles up the festivities

Centennial, 400 years since Brébeuf’s Huronia arrival

January 17, 2026

Midland, Ont.'s Martyr’s Shrine is preparing for what could be its most eventful and spiritually vibrant year to date, with the historic site of worship and encounter hosting dual celebrations for its centennial and quadricentennial in 2026.

Catholic charities buck the trend on charitable giving

While donations down across Canada, faith entities see an upsurge

January 16, 2026

Catholic charities in Canada have gone into the new year going against the grain, as many seemingly defy a new report that highlights the steepest decline in charitable giving in the country since 2006.

MAiD the 'antithesis of a Christian death'

January 15, 2026

Thinking on the current crossroads that many find themselves facing as the inevitable end-of-life decisions await them, Larry Worthen loathes the truth that dying in a country that promotes assisted death has come to render many of the faithful's final days a mere quiet crisis of conscience.

St. Mike’s TEDx Talk redefines perspectives

Modern thinking brought to intersections of educational platforms

January 12, 2026

Even as an institution with 173 years of independent Catholic education and character formation behind it, Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School continues as it breaks new ground in student engagement with its inaugural TEDxYouth@SMCS event on Jan. 16.

Program stresses Christ as centre of marriage

Redeemed sheds light on joy He brings to Holy Matrimony

January 10, 2026

Mississauga, Ont.’s Merciful Redeemer Parish’s young adults program is encouraging Catholic adults to rediscover Holy Matrimony in a new light, not as a worldly coming-of-age checklist event, but rather a Christ-centred path to true joy, fulfilment and discernment.

Christian unity week looks to break 'ecclesial isolation'

January 8, 2026

Christians from across Toronto will unite later this month to echo Christ's own plea that we may all be one as part of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

St. Monica's baby shows desperation some mothers face

January 7, 2026

It was the cries of a newborn girl that drew the attention of parishioners of St. Monica's Church in midtown Toronto to a shelf just outside of the church's second-floor bathroom. There, before 11 a.m. Mass on Dec. 21, they found an abandoned child placed in a shoebox.

Make the most of a Catholic New Year’s

A time for review and spiritual pause

December 31, 2025

As the ball drops and the champagne bottles pop, Catholics can easily find themselves in a post-Christmas rut, unsure of how to make the most out of a time which has become something of a secular limbo as the new year is ushered in with little to no thought.

Habs’ legend drops gloves in aid of Montreal parish

December 29, 2025

From the penalty boxes of NHL arenas to parish halls, infamous hockey tough-guy and Stanley Cup champion Chris Nilan will join parishioners of St. John Brébeuf in LaSalle, Que., Jan. 9 for an evening of fellowship and fundraising towards the church’s roof fund.

Rise Up at 25: still encountering Jesus

December 27, 2025

Twenty-five years removed from launching its flagship Rise Up conference, Catholic Christian Outreach continues to draw impressive numbers of young adults to the annual event, many still hungry for the life-changing New Year's gathering and encounter with Jesus.