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Dcn. Robert Kinghorn

Kinghorn is a deacon in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Column series this author contributes to:

Church on the Street
Lost and found amid the street’s poetry

Church on the Street

Lost and found amid the street’s poetry

August 28, 2026

When I was about to leave to go on the streets, news was just coming in of a violent attack inside a store that I pass every week when I am downtown.
Our Saviour lives on the darkest streets

Church on the Street

Our Saviour lives on the darkest streets

The Church on the Street is about the promise of Jesus

July 22, 2026

The deepest motivation and desire within the ministry of “The Church on the Street” is about hope, not in our own words and strength, but in the promise of Jesus.
Street’s chilling reality hits home

Church on the Street

Street’s chilling reality hits home

July 9, 2026

When I started out on the street, I immediately met my namesake, “Robert Kinghorn.” Before I spoke a word, he gave me an update.
Students see themselves mirrored in homeless

Church on the Street

Students see themselves mirrored in homeless

May 14, 2026

In a heartwarming display of compassion and community, 55 Grade 12 students from Marshall McLuhan High School took part in a transformative "Street Retreat" April 28.
Taking Mother Teresa to the streets

Church on the Street

Taking Mother Teresa to the streets

April 23, 2026

I think that most Christians would say they believe everything Jesus teaches. But when you ask if they have an unwavering faith, often it is met with a great deal more hesitation. Here is what Pope Francis once said, “The great leaders of God’s people always left room for doubt. We must always leave room for the Lord and not for our own certainties. We must be humble.”
Just look on any street to find Jesus

Church on the Street

Just look on any street to find Jesus

April 2, 2026

I crossed over to a small plaza that is often the arena for dispute resolution among waring parties. It was unusually quiet and as I approached, the man walking towards me shouted out.
Finding grains of hope on the winter streets

Church on the Street

Finding grains of hope on the winter streets

March 14, 2026

The winter snow was still lying fresh on the ground as I made my way once again to the downtown streets. Fortunately, the new fall of snow had taken a bit of the chill out of the air and as I hit the streets there was a noticeable resurgence in the numbers who were out braving the cold.
The bitter cold streets are paths to holiness

Church on the Street

The bitter cold streets are paths to holiness

February 12, 2026

There are many ways in which we meet Jesus in the Church on the Street, often in the guise of the homeless, the suffering, and the addicted. But we must stop and listen to their stories, listen to their pain, listen to their hopes and dreams, to see hidden behind their appearance the suffering Christ.
Surprising gift from the God of Surprises

Church on the Street

Surprising gift from the God of Surprises

January 8, 2026

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in God so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Winter cannot stop the journey of hope

Church on the Street

Winter cannot stop the journey of hope

December 4, 2025

For several years now, faithful as a trusted friend, a large box has arrived at my home when winter has thrust the streets of the city into the dark and uncompromising grip of winter.