February 13, 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we approach the season of Lent, I am filled with both gratitude and anticipation. This forty-day journey is a time of profound significance in our spiritual lives, inviting us to reflect on the transformative power of repentance, prayer, and fasting as we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery of our Lord at Easter. As we begin this holy season let us each take advantage of this opportunity to draw nearer to God, to deepen our relationship with Christ, and to grow in holiness both individually and as parish communities.
February 8, 2024
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
As we prepare for another season of Lent, I write this letter to support the Share Lent campaign launched by Development and Peace-Caritas Canada. The season of Lent is a time for reflection on our lives, and the church calls us to love more, to pray more and to show solidarity to the most vulnerable in our world.
“Vas Honorabile”
(Vessel of Honour)
A Pastoral Letter on Mary as the Patroness of our Local Church
and the key to understanding our identity.
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
The Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I am writing to invite all the faithful of the Archdiocese to observe in a special way our new Archdiocesan Feast Day, which will be celebrated for the first time on December 8, 2023, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. I will also share some thoughts on the International Eucharistic Congress being held in 2024, and my hopes for how this might impact our local Church.
October 2, 2023
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Last week at the Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), the bishops heard of the ongoing legal and legislative evolution connected with assisted suicide—more commonly called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Locally, at a recent meeting of pastors, our priests expressed deep concern over how to respond to the increasing frequency of MAiD related issues in the pastoral care of their people. As Catholics it is important we affirm that “euthanasia/assisted suicide undermines the universal and inviolable dignity of human life and harms the building up of society” (CCCB letter, May 2023).
