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November 26, 2018

Catholic books look to reflect and create a ‘culture of encounter’

Scripture scholar Msgr. Bob Nusca, left, historian Fr. Seamus Hogan, theologian Josephine Lombardi and homiletics expert Deacon Peter Lovrick cut into a cake at a celebration of their recent publications. Lovrick pubished A Practical Guide to Catholic Preaching in 2016, Lombardi brought out Experts in Humanity in 2016, Hogan’s Extraordinary Ordinaries arrived this year, and Nusca’s Contemplating the Faces of Jesus in the Book of Revelation hit bookshelves this year.

In a first for Toronto’s St. Augustine’s Seminary, students, faculty and friends came together recently to celebrate four Catholic authors who happen to also be St. Augustine’s professors. Celebrating Catholic authors, Catholic books and Catholic publishing is important, said Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick because books build Catholic culture and add to a legacy of faith.

Published in Arts News
October 1, 2017

Deacons stay true to vision

Brett Salkeld

When 33 men took the bold step in 1972 to prepare for ordination into the permanent diaconate for the Catholic Church in Canada, they were preparing themselves for ministering to their communities.

Published in Call to Service
September 29, 2017

Speaking Out: My friend the seminarian

St. Matthew’s in Oakville, Ont

We often don’t see what happens behind the scenes as seminarians turn into priests.

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
April 4, 2017

St. Augustine's class of 2017 ready to join priesthood

From left to right: Favian Alemão, Jeremias Inoc, Stephen Helferty, Antonello Murgia, Justin Barry Joseph Bertrand, John Orban, Stephen Joseph Bruzzese, Kevin D'Souza, Anthony Burchat, Matthew McCarthy and Ryan Alemão

Eleven graduates from Toronto’s St. Augustine’s Seminary were introduced at this year’s Ordinandi Dinner, including the Alemão brothers (read their story here). Here are profiles of the others to be ordained this spring.

Published in Call to Service
May 23, 2014

St. Augustine’s to open its doors to its neighbours

After being closed to the public eye for more than a decade, St. Augustine’s Seminary will once again open its doors to the community on June 1.

TORONTO - The last time Fr. Peter Marr remembers St. Augustine’s Seminary opening its doors freely to the public he was deeply engrossed in studies there.

Published in Canada
May 8, 2014

Program aims to demystify salvation

Josephine Lombardi, the St. Augustine’s Seminary professor of pastoral and systematic theology

TORONTO - Salvation’s not cheap. It’s free — a gift of God. But what exactly is salvation? Salvation from what? Salvation for what?

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA