Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: We have begun the Advent Season, a time of active and spiritual preparation for the celebration of Christmas. The four weeks of Advent pass quickly and, almost before…

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MESSAGE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK 2024 The theme for Catholic Education Week this year is “We are called to love”. The First Letter of St. John reminds us that. “If we love one another,…

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LENTEN MESSAGE 2024 Most Rev. Douglas Crosby (Bishop of Hamilton) Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is upon us- a time to strengthen our relationship with Jesus Christ and seek inner transformation through fasting,…

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Let us return with Joy!  Dear Friends: For the past three years, the world has been shaken by the Covid-19 virus, and our lives have been changed as we sought to observe the many…

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MESSAGE FROM BISHOP DOUGLAS CROSBY – CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK The theme for Catholic Education Week this year is “WE ARE MANY, WE ARE ONE”. In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul writes, “We,…

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Christ, Next Sunday (the Third Sunday of Easter, April 23), each Parish in our Diocese will hold a collection in support of the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund. This collection…

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PASTORAL LETTER FROM BISHOP DOUGLAS CROSBY March 19, 2023 Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dear Friends, On the feast day of St. Joseph, we are given the perfect opportunity…

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Christmas 2022 “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a…

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INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION FUND There will be a special collection for the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund. This fund is  pledged towards healing and reconciliation initiatives.  Envelopes will be distributed on the weekend of May 7/8 and …

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