MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPEFRANCISFOR THE56th WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2023
No one can be saved alone.Combatting Covid-19 together, embarking together on paths of peace
“Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers...
Canon 534 §1 states that: “After a pastor has taken possession of his parish, he is obliged to apply a Mass for the people entrusted to him on each Sunday and holy day ofobligation in his diocese.&rdquo...
Throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto, we join in mourning the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. We give thanks for his years of faithful, thoughtful and inspiring service to the Church. As a priest for more than 70 years and...
Over the past couple of weeks our parish ITteam has been working hard to update our parishwebsite - https://stfidelisto.archtoronto.orgStarting from January 1, our old website(https://stfidelis.ca/) will cease functioning. Please checkout our updated website for weekly...
Our church was decorated for Christmas onDecember 19 and December 22 by many volunteers whoshared their time and talents. Thank you for yoursupport. A very special thanks goes to those who donatedtowards the purchase of flowers and otherdecorative materials.
All remaining Offertory envelopes for 2023 have been dispatched thanks to the time and hard work of the volunteers. If you haven’t received a box of envelop or if you are new in the parish and you wish...
OFFICE CLOSUREThe Parish Office will be closed:Christmas - starting December 24th and will reopen on Dec. 28th.New Year - starting December 31st and will reopen January 3rd, 2022.If you need a priest, please leave a voice message.CHIUSURA DEL...
Saturday 4:00 Children’s Choir
We are excited to invite any elementary or secondary aged musicians to join the Saturday 4:00 Choir…as singers and/or instrumentalists.
We love to encourage, develop and share in...
Fr. Dr. Matthew M. Durham, D.Min is the Executive Director, Hospice Palliative Care & Community Development, Saint Elizabeth Foundation. Fr. Durham shares his insights on the ‘HopeLine’ created by the Archdiocese of Toronto and operated by Saint...
The desire of every human heart is for communion. And as we strive to fulfill this desire, often we are found wanting, until we go to the source: Jesus.
With this in mind, in 2014, the Sisters of Life began...
Julia and Adam Kozak, a married couple actively involved in bridge-building and peacemaking with Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Adam, a Lay Pastoral Associate and musician, was the National Project...
“Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” Isaiah 40:31
What is RENEW Toronto?
RENEW Toronto is OCY’s largest annual gathering of young adults from the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond...
The Sept. 21st and 22nd weekend of 2024 will be a busy one for the Office of Catholic Youth (OCY). For 10 years now, the OCY has rolled out two days of training to help adults (on Saturday) and teens...
The beginning of autumn evokes feelings of excitement, anticipation and new beginnings!
There is a shift in the air. Can you feel it? A crispness in the air suggests the end of summer is just around the corner. It is...
Countless cars cross the intersection of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue in Toronto’s North York every day. The intersection is like thousands of other intersections in Canada’s largest city. In one corner a gas station, in...
Situated about 20-miles Southeast of the Delaware Water Gap, the popular American national recreation area on the Delaware River near the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a Catholic summer camp called Camp Auxilium welcomes children as they arrive...
Diego Maratta is a retired permanent deacon of Toronto from St. Benedict Parish in Etobicoke. He is also a consecrated member of a lay monastic community, the “Community of the sons and daughters of God”. The community...
The following was written by James Cyfko, a seminarian at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto currently working as a summer student at the Office of Catholic Youth.
Totus Tuus, which translates as “Totally Yours” in English, was...
Julia and Adam Kozak, a married couple actively involved in bridge-building and peacemaking with Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, reflect on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Adam, a Lay Pastoral Associate and musician, was the National Project Manager for...
This Mother’s Day weekend we have a special blog post from Dorothy Pilarski, the founder of CatholicMomsGroup.com, who offers this reflection on the 10 characteristics of motherhood as demonstrated by her own mom:
My mom was outspoken...