Fr. Yaw Acheampong

An encounter with God’s abundant love

June 5, 2026

How would you describe your experience of receiving your first Holy Communion?

Sharing the light of the Resurrection in a hospital community

April 13, 2026

What are you doing in keeping the light of the Resurrection shining in your community? One of the great symbols of Easter is light. In fact the Easter Candle that we light at the beginning of the Easter Vigil celebration represents the Risen Christ as the “Light of the World.”

We journey to Easter with renewed hearts

February 12, 2026

On Ash Wednesday Feb. 18, our journey of life brings us to the beginning of Lent. As a hospital priest-chaplain, people often want to know what it is like to celebrate Lent with the sick in the hospital.

The Bible: God speaks words of comfort, support and hope

January 10, 2026

On Sept. 30, 2019 — the Memorial of St. Jerome, Bishop and Doctor of the Church — Pope Francis established that “the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God.” In establishing “Sunday of the Word of God,” the late Holy Father reminded us of the importance of reading the Bible as part of our faith practice.

Opening hearts to Mary, the Mother of believers

May Mary guide us on our journey of peace

December 19, 2024

When you think of Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, how do you picture her? The Bible gives us several beautiful pictures of Mary as a mother.

Community unites to celebrate St. Michael's Feast

September 20, 2024

Do you know the motto of the Archdiocese of Toronto? Every year on September 29, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of St. Michael and the Archangels, Gabriel and Raphael. In the Archdiocese of Toronto, this Feast is of great importance to us because St. Michael is the patron saint of the Archdiocese.

Visitors to the sick need comfort too

August 8, 2024

When was the last time you held someone’s hand? On one beautiful morning, as I was setting up for the celebration of the noon Mass in the hospital chapel, three visitors came in and sat down quietly. I noticed that they were holding hands.

Faith in action: hospital ministry

Jesus’ compassion brings comfort, consolation on our journey of life

May 23, 2024

How would you feel if you found yourself admitted to a hospital and the hospital priest-chaplain came to visit?