Robert Kinghorn is a deacon of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
You can read his column, "The Church on the Street" in The Catholic Register.
You can contact him at robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com
Alleluia, alleluia give thanks to the risen Lord Alleluia, alleluia give praise to His name.
The music had barely faded from our Easter liturgy when I walked into the hospital room of a woman I had been asked to visit but had never met.
Robert Kinghorn: Numbers can’t measure the blessings of street
By Robert KinghornThere’s a saying statisticians love to trot out when questioned on the value of their surveys. “You are what you measure.”
Church on the Street: Restaurant served big plate of humanity
By Robert KinghornWhen I started out on the Church on the Street, I gave little thought to some of the logistics of such a ministry apart from determining that it would be 8 p.m. onwards every Thursday evening.
The Church on the Street: Searching for divine power in the eyes of a stranger
By Robert KinghornSome nights it does not take long for the temperature to plummet. I don’t mean the thermometer, but the temperature of the street.
The Church on the Street: Reaching out a hand of hope
By Robert Kinghorn, The Church on the StreetThe Church on the street: A gift of thanks on Christmas morn
By Robert KinghornAmid violence streets still have their moments of grace
By Robert KinghornComment: Meet 'Mary' ... my friend
By Robert KinghornThe request was simple: “I’m going south for a week, could you give me a ride to the airport and pick me up on my way back?”
Comment: Brazil's Sr. Immolatia comes a long way to plant a missionary seed
By Robert KinghornI call them the confessions of Sr. Immolatia. They are the words of a vibrant, spirit-led past parishioner of the Church on the Street.
While love can conquer fear, fear can drive out perfect love
By Robert KinghornWe are often rudely awakened to our insufficient response to the voice of need.
Harriet’s spirit wins out in the long run
By Robert KinghornThe brutality of life on the streets could not defeat this ‘I used to be famous’ woman
There are evenings when I am walking the streets that deep theological insights come abruptly to my mind. This was one such evening.