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Pandemic evokes memories of SARS

April 24, 2020

When retired nurse Hedda Canlas first heard about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada, her response was immediate. “Can I volunteer?” she wondered.

After the pandemic: History shows plagues change the world

April 17, 2020

As people grapple with the new realties of daily life ravaged by COVID-19, it’s hard to believe the world will ever be the same.

A priest’s farewell to ‘Tuk’

March 20, 2020

EDMONTON -- At 85, most priests would be content to mark six decades of priesthood with quiet retirement. But not Fr. Don Stein.

The Tenebrae tradition

March 12, 2020

The Church in Toronto has a Lenten treasure that ends not with a whimper but a bang.

Words to live by: Lenten spiritual reading

February 21, 2020

Alms, prayer and fasting are the broad categories the Church requires in the season of Lent. But let your heart and your devotion lead you over to the bookshelf, and you might find a path into the formal disciplines of Lent through spiritual reading.

ShareLife set for campaign launch

February 21, 2020

After being asked to dig deeper last year to support the most vulnerable in society, parishioners across the Archdiocese of Toronto are being urged to be just as generous as ShareLife kicks off its 2020 campaign on Feb. 26, Ash Wednesday.

A season for embracing the cross

February 20, 2020

As Christmas and its light fades from our memories we enter a period of reflection — the season of Lent.

'We get along': The simple secret to a 71-year marriage

February 7, 2020

Marriage seems to agree with George and Olive Heron. How else do you explain having stayed true to their vows for 71 years?

Sisters re-constructing a solid future

January 29, 2020

Where many people would be tempted by the money they could reap by selling a property in a desirable Toronto location to condo developers, the Daughters of St. Paul are staying put to continue their mission in a place that is home. And has been home for decades.

The Bourgeoys revolution: Celebrating 400 years of St. Marguerite

January 24, 2020

Calling a woman who toiled in New France in the mid-1600s Canada’s first great feminist might draw a laugh from some, but not Sr. Susan Kidd.