Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Record of the Week: A Sappy Photo

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March in Southern Ontario is maple syrup season. With warmer weather, starch that was stored in tree trunks over winter gets converted to su...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Record of the Week: Diocese of Toronto is raised to Archdiocese

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Portrait of Most. Rev. Lynch by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago,1884. PH04/04P On this day in 1870, the See of Toronto was...
Thursday, 6 March 2014

Happy Birthday, Toronto!

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In honor of Toronto's 180th birthday, we went into the Archives to see what the Catholic Church in Toronto was like in 1834. We found th...
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 ...
Friday, 21 February 2014

This Day in History: Archbishop Ambrozic becomes Cardinal Ambrozic

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On February 21, 1998, Most Reverend Archbishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic became His Eminence Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic.  Aloysius...
Friday, 14 February 2014

Record of the Week: Happy Valentine's Day!

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When we think of Valentine's Day, we often think of romantic love. However, it is also a time to think about love for our family, frien...
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Thursday, 16 January 2014

Extraordinary Birthday for our Ordinary

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We wish Cardinal Thomas Collins , Archbishop of Toronto, a happy birthday today. Yesterday Cardinal Collins was appointed a member of the ...