Why ShareLife? — ShareLife Celebrates 50 years

Campaign essential in formation of new priests

Quinton Amundson · September 24, 2026

Like many Catholics who grew up in the Greater Toronto Area from the late 1970s onward, Fr. Scott Birchall, rector of St. Augustine’s Seminary, cannot remember a time when ShareLife was not part of his experience of the Church.

Youth can turn to a promise of hope, healing

Angelica Vecchiato · September 24, 2026

ShareLife has always had a particular focus on vulnerable women, young parents and children, in 2025 alone its impact report showing the appeal helped over 1,700 young parents and their children.

In ShareLife, we live the Gospel value to love thy neighbour

Arthur Peters · September 23, 2026

In 1976, Archbishop Philip Pocock made a courageous decision that changed the way Catholics supported the charitable activity of the Church.

Covenant House helps bring out youth potential

A legacy of unconditional love offered to youth on the margins

Luke Mandato · September 23, 2026

While Covenant House Toronto is perhaps best known to the public as the largest youth shelter in all of Canada, what many likely don’t know is its standing as a powerful illustration of ShareLife’s long-standing investment in programs for children and youth.

Rosalie Hall the safe space that changed a life

And this donor will never forget that

Quinton Amundson · September 23, 2026

An act of compassion leaves a profound imprint on the mind, heart and soul that can radically alter the course of one’s life for the better.

Easing the migrant’s path in a new land

Quinton Amundson · September 23, 2026

Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS) executive director Claudio Ruiz Pilarte came to Canada from Nicaragua in 1988 at age 16. He joined Toronto’s Catholic community, where contributing to ShareLife became an important expression of his faith.