The Church on the Street: Pets’ love brings warmth to cold streets
Winter was settling in and it was a blustery, cold evening as I walked around the streets with Tracey, a survivor of the street who for 14 drug-addled years had called the alleys and drug dens of the downtown area “home.”
Church on the Street: Taking a driving lesson from Natalie
It was one of those nights when I was challenged by Pope Francis’ insightful observation in The Joy of the Gospel: “The Gospel tells us constantly to run the risk of a face-to-face encounter with others, with their physical presence which challenges us, with their pain and their pleas.”
Joe Gunn ready for next step in social justice with Oblate Centre
OTTAWA – After 10 years at the helm of Citizens for Public Justice, Joe Gunn, 64, is leaving Feb. 11 to head up the new Oblate Centre at Saint Paul University in Ottawa.
Stan Surman has officially been retired for more than 20 years, but not when it comes to his work at church.
Toronto releases funds to Development and Peace
With $800,000 from Toronto in their bank account, Canada’s Catholic development agency is looking forward to settling all outstanding questions about whether 52 of its 180 partners are out of step with Catholic teaching before it begins its fund-raising campaign in March.
Toronto parish steps up for Panama World Youth Day pilgrims
Alicia Escobar was 10 years old when Pope St. John Paul II came to Toronto in 2002 for World Youth Day. She was too young to participate but remembers the excitement, and now she’s looking forward to experiencing that for herself.
Bells of Peace will ring to mark 100th anniversary of the end of WWI
Churches of all denominations across Canada are being asked to participate in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Bells of Peace at sunset on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11.
Welcoming the stranger can sometimes be a risk of faith, but it is a risk that Christians are called to take, said Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins.
Church on the Street: Friends stand by with help and prayers
Ajax parish putting words into action against sex abuse
When the shocking news broke of the coverup of sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania in August, word spread far and fast, with a wave of anger following in its wake.
Graduated Rate Estates: What you need to know
In 2016 the Canada Revenue Agency significantly changed the taxation of trusts by introducing a new category known as a General Rate Estate, or GRE.
Shepherd's Trust has been ‘a godsend’ in helping with a safe retirement for priests in golden years
Fr. Don MacLean’s kidneys are failing and he needs dialysis on a regular basis in order to remain in good health. But with the help of The Shepherds’ Trust fund, he has found himself in the right place at the right time.
Good pre-planning avoids estate pitfalls
It happens often that a deceased person leaves a sum of money to support a broad cause without naming a specific charity.
St. Paul's Breakfast Club satisfies appetite for giving
There already were a few children in line making a bowl of cereal or waiting for the toaster to pop when Jazmin Torres burst through the basement doors at 7:42 a.m. St. Paul’s Basilica in the Corktown neighbourhood of East Toronto.
Here’s an excellent way to ‘bond’ with parish
Stocks, bonds and mutual funds make great gifts — just ask the parishioners at St. Patrick’s in downtown Toronto.