Military chaplain credits providence for her call
“Love has surprised and sent me.” In these words, Virginia-Ann Mervar, 26, introduced her vocation story during a Theology on Tap online talk hosted by the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Catholic Youth.
New OCY director asks youth to trust God’s plan
This summer, Catholic youth in the Archdiocese of Toronto will be welcomed by a new face and voice to encourage them in their faith journey
Moms ministry inspires and empowers
Toronto youth celebrate faith-filled New Year’s Eve
Ringing in the New Year looked very different for a group of 20-somethings at St. Edward the Confessor Church in Toronto.
Going to university often means leaving home and friends behind, but it doesn’t have to mean parting ways with your Catholic faith.
Toronto attracts hundreds with first young adults conference
Khristine Florend is ready to be a true witness to her faith after attending Toronto’s first-ever young adult conference.
Steubenville Toronto attracts youth near and far
Youth looking for larger welcome mat
When a young person enters a church for the first time, it can sometimes feel overwhelming, says 22-year-old Jessica Bews: “It helps to see a friendly face and a personal invitation to feel like they belong in the community.”
Mission North
As our small group of travel-weary, would-be missionaries stood during Mass in the small church 4,500 km from our homes in Toronto, the ritual words we heard all of a sudden were reborn.
TORONTO – Youth ministers are in demand at the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Office of Catholic Youth is trying to keep up.
Youth ministry gets jump start from Family of Faith
TORONTO - Fourteen “highly invested” parishes and nine new parishes will be hiring new youth ministers within the next few months thanks to funds raised through the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Family of Faith campaign.
Road to Krakow: Canada prepares for WYD 2016
Registration is now open for World Youth Day 2016 and Canadian pilgrims are beginning to mobilize. Individuals, groups of friends, parishes and archdioceses are all preparing for their trip to Krakow, Poland, next summer.
20 years of feeding homeless
TORONTO - The Street Patrol ministry not only feeds the homeless, it feeds the souls of those in service.
OCY to launch urban missionary program
TORONTO - When discussing missionary work, it is easy to picture evangelization in small rural communities in remote corners of the world. However, there is missionary work to be done in big cities as well.
The humble beginnings of Youth Speak News
Growing up, The Catholic Register was always a great teaching tool about my faith. Though it contained stories from an international, national and local perspective, it usually included pieces written by scholars, priests or literary faithful sharing their expertise.
I would never have considered it a place that would draw young people.
WYD Blog
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Call to arms
If you did not feel empowered by Pope Francis' homily during the welcoming ceremonies at World Youth Day, then you weren't really listening. The…
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Jesus calls us here to meet him
There’s so much I could say about World Youth Day: I could probably write a short book about my experiences. There are so many…
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Jesus I trust you
Two weeks ago I left my home in Mission, BC, about an hour outside of Vancouver, and embarked on my pilgrimage to Kraków, Poland.…