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Montreal

“The heart needs Light” A few words about our wonderful retreat!

21-12-2022

Finding our calling and answering it is not always easy. But once we have discerned that we are made for marriage and yet the marriage fails, the new reality suddenly throws our whole existence into question.

General

Week of the Word 2023: Friday, January 20 to Sunday, January 29

21-12-2022
Chance sowing, amazing harvests! The theme of the Week of the Word 2023 is inspired by the parable of the sower as told in the Gospel according to Matthew (Mt 13:1-23).

Montreal

Homily for the funeral of Jean Lapointe on December 17, 2022, by Bishop Alain Faubert

17-12-2022

I imagine I need not explain the reason that Anne Élizabeth and Jean-Marie and I have chosen this page of the Gospel from among all the passages in the Bible to comment on the life and work of Jean Lapointe.

Montreal

An Appeal by Faith Communities as Winter Approaches: Let’s Be Generous Towards Those in Need

15-12-2022

Each year, the approaching winter season is an opportunity for many faith communities to give generously to those in need.

Montreal

COP15 - Biodiversity - Christian and interreligious participation

13-12-2022

On Saturday, December 10th, participants in the great March for Biodiversity and Human rights were rallying on Parc Avenue when an unusual-looking figure arrived. It was a giant smiling puppet in a monk's habit with a rope for a belt... Who could it be? Ah, yes! It was St.

Montreal

Day of recollection for permanent deacons and lay pastoral agents

13-12-2022

Leader: Bishop Frank Leo, auxiliary bishop and vicar general.

Theme of the retreat: Mary, our model.

This activity was conducted in both languages.

National

An Advent of honour: the story of Salim Ullah

12-12-2022
In November 2022, Caritas Bangladesh invited Development and Peace and other Caritas Internationalis members to an international partners’ meeting to help review its emergency response program for Rohingya refugees. Delegates visited the camps in Cox’s Bazar that house the world’s single largest refugee population. This year’s Advent stories were gathered in and around those refugee camps.

Montreal

Oh, what a night!

12-12-2022
On Thursday, December 1, 2022, the English-speaking Catholic community of Montreal gathered at St. Monica parish in NDG. This was the first time the community had met in-person since 2019. It was a night for thanksgiving, acknowledging that God is at work in our community amid the current challenges in the Church and world, and to recognize the creative achievements of the community despite all we have been through.

Montreal

Archdiocese of Montreal releases fifth quarterly Ombudsman’s report

12-12-2022

The Archdiocese of Montreal released today the fifth quarterly report compiled by Ombudsman Me. Marie Christine Kirouack, Ad.

National

National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

07-12-2022
This year, we have been blessed to have had a delegation of Indigenous people visit Pope Francis in Rome in order to receive his apology on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, and again to welcome the Holy Father to this land to hear his words of sorrow as he embarked on his, self described, “Pilgrimage of Penance”. Let us take this opportunity to build on the reflections offered by Pope Francis.

Montreal

Let’s Sing Christmas Songs at Church: The Saint-Donat Parish Choir of Montreal

06-12-2022

Let’s Sing Christmas Songs at Church is a community initiative of Montreal’s Saint-Donat Parish and was made possible thanks to the federal grants program New Horizons for Seniors.

National

An Advent of blossoming: the story of Jannatul Riaju

06-12-2022
In November 2022, Caritas Bangladesh invited Development and Peace and other Caritas Internationalis members to an international partners’ meeting to help review its emergency response program for Rohingya refugees. Delegates visited the camps in Cox’s Bazar that house the world’s single largest refugee population. This year’s Advent stories were gathered in and around those refugee camps.