Bishop Colli’s Public Statements
Important Clergy News (Coronavirus)
Due to the uncertainty of the Coronavirus – COVID-19, and even though there are no known cases in northern Ontario at this point, as a precaution, I am strongly encouraging the following actions for our parishes:
Lenten Letter from Bishop Colli
As we begin this holy season in our Church’s liturgical year, we are reminded that prayer, fasting and remembering the poor, are the hallmarks of this season for us as Catholics.
Christmas is a Mystery: Bishop Colli’s Christmas Message
“To us a child is born, to us a son is given” (Is 9:5). A few years ago Pope St. John Paul II reflected on the ‘mystery’ of Christmas. It all begins with this Child who brings salvation to the world and who is also born for the men and women of our own time,…
Easter Message 2019
Christ Shows us the Way (PDF). “Christ our Light” – “Thanks be to God”. These are the first words proclaimed at the beginning of the Easter Vigil Mass in every Catholic church throughout the world. In darkness, the large Easter candle is carried through the church, until everyone stands with a lighted candle in their…
Lenten Letter 2019
Bishop Colli’s Letter for Lent 2019 (PDF) The season of Lent comes to us in a rather dramatic fashion each year. We see this in the celebration of Ash Wednesday and the wearing of ashes on our foreheads as a sign of repentance and mortality.
Christmas Stories: Bishop Colli’s Christmas Message
Each year, as the Christmas season rolls around, I look to see if there are any new Christmas stories that speak of this special time. In the past I have used the story of the Kneeling Santa, the story of the Candy Cane, the story of the Shepherd, the Golden Slippers, and the story of…
Protecting Minors from Sexual Abuse
A Call to the Catholic Faithful in Canada for Healing, Reconciliation, and Transformation
Bishop Colli’s Public Statement on Sexual Abuse
My dear Catholic people, In the past weeks there has been much news and reporting about the sexual abuse of minors by priests and bishops in our church.
Renewing the Promise – A Pastoral Letter for Catholic Education
“As we seek to renew the great promise of Catholic education, we are reminded that we bring particular gifts and charisms that are responsive to the signs of our times.”