Showing posts with label Bishop de Charbonnel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bishop de Charbonnel. Show all posts
Friday, 19 October 2018

Record of the Week: A Representative of the People

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Toronto's  municipal elections are coming up on Monday, and we thought we'd look to see what Toronto's mayors had written to To...
Friday, 25 May 2018

A Shepherd Entering the Sheepfold

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On May 26, 1850, Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel was consecrated Bishop of Toronto in the Sistine Chapel by Pope Pius IX. When he arri...
Friday, 13 April 2018

Friend of my soul, farewell to thee! The death of Thomas D'Arcy McGee

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150 years ago today, 80,000 people lined the streets of Montreal to say goodbye to a Father of Confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee , who...
Friday, 24 November 2017

Forbidden Whiskers?

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With today's post we jump on the Movember bandwagon! Since 2011, Canadians have been the largest contributors to Movember charities, ...
Friday, 30 June 2017

One Dominion Under the Name of Canada

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Participants of the Charlottetown Conference, the first of three sessions negotiating the terms of confederation. September 1, 1864 By...
Friday, 28 April 2017

May Day 2017: Only YOU Can Prevent Archives Fires!

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In the world of archives, May 1  is a day to think about disaster preparedness. We take a lot of care to control the environment in which we...
Friday, 23 October 2015

Counting on the Zeal and Obedience of the Clergy and People: The First Rules in the Archdiocese of Toronto

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You may have noticed in the news recently that a little meeting is happening at the Vatican this month: The Ordinary General Assembly of the...
Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Record of the Week: Regulations for Lent, 1855

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Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. Catholics are called to do penance – fasting, prayer, and alms-giving ...