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Email Impersonation Scam Targets Our Parishioners
In recent days, the Archdiocese of Toronto has received reports from parishioners who have gotten suspicious emails supposedly from our priests or staff members. These emails attempt to start an online conversation or they have a suspicious document attached to...
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Our Mission Through Baptism
Fr. Michael McGourty is the pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto.
Over the years, many people have asked me a very simple question when we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: “Why was...
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The Gift of St. Joseph: Changing the World from the Shadows
Rebecca Spellacy is the Associate Director of Liturgy in the Office of Formation for Discipleship in the Archdiocese of Toronto.
On December 8, 2020, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued an apostolic letter, Patris Corde (With a Father...
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More on the Bioethics of COVID-19 and the Vaccine
Moira McQueen is the director of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute (CCBI). Bambi Rutledge is the administrator of the CCBI.
Every week, the CCBI publishes a COVID Bulletin, which helps the public understand the latest developments in the...
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Stewardship Ministry Reflection
St. Maria Goretti Parish held a Stewardship Ministry Reflection day on 23 March 2019. The Parish Stewardship Committee organized a day of presentations, discussions and fellowship.
Stewardship: Putting Christ at The Centre
Putting Christ at the Centre ...
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Experiencing God’s love through the Focolare Movement
Maria and Vince Luca have been married for 42 years, with four daughters and seven grandchildren. Members of the Focolare's New Family Movement, the couple reflects on their journey together in light of Marriage Sunday, taking place on Sunday...
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Greed and Inequality
Catholics are familiar with the following verse from Luke 12:15 - Then He said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his...
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Fr. Gregor Schmidt
St. Maria Goretti Parish was honoured to host Fr. Gregor Schmidt as our 2018 Missionary Co-op preacher on 19 August 2018.
Fr. Schmidt came on behalf of the Comboni Missionaries. Fr Gregor Schmidt was born in 1973 in...
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Our Seminarians Ryan and Victor
St. Maria Goretti Parish is pleased to have the assistance of two Seminarians at our Sunday Morning Masses: Ryan and Victor, who are studying theology at St. Augustine Seminary......
Ryan Nigli
Hello, there! My name is Ryan Nigli and I...
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Our Three Seminarians
On 16 September 2018, St. Maria Goretti Parish was honoured to be assigned three students from St. Augustine Seminary to assist at our Sunday Masses: Hilton Chiu, of the Archdiocese of Kingston, and James Cyfko & Alvin Joys, both from...
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Repair and Renewal - Revisiting the Work Done
Scenes from the Basement Waterproofing project, July – August 2016, depicting the replacement of most of the drainage lines, installation of new sump pumps and wells, and the repair of a degraded section of the foundation walls.
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Bishops Visit
In July 2017, St. Maria Goretti Parish was honoured to have two bishops visit our Church. The first, Bishop Alfred Agyenta, came as our annual Mission Co-op preacher, on behalf of the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana. The...