Media and Video Releases
Relic Tour at St. Dominic Church
The major relics of the Canadian Martyrs, including the skull of St. Jean de Brébeuf and bones of St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant, will be travelling across Canada for the first time. The relics have resided principally at the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs in Midland, Ontario for the past hundred years. The…
Pastoral Letter on the Use of Social Media
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is launching a dedicated webpage for the Pastoral Letter on the use of social media, “Let Your Speech Always Be Gracious,” authored by the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace and originally published by the CCCB in January 2024. This webpage also contains new resources and materials, inspired…
Jesuits Farewell Mass
It is with much sadness, we would like to inform you that the Jesuits will be concluding their mission in the diocese of Thunder Bay on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The Jesuits had to make such a painful decision due to lack of members. The Jesuits arrived in the diocese of Thunder Bay in 1893.…
Journey Through Advent 2024
Each video in the series serves as an introduction to the liturgical season of Advent and presents reflections on the Gospel readings for each Sunday leading up to Christmas. This year’s spiritual reflections are delivered by the Most Reverend Frank Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (in English), and the Most Reverend René Guay, Bishop of…
Fr. Larry Ordination June 2024
One of our Diocesan Permanent Deacons, Rev. Mr. Larry Kurec of St. Casimir/Queen of Poland was Ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday June 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland.
Diaconate Ordination June 2024
On Saturday June 15th, 2024 Bishop Colli ordained three men as deacons at St. Patrick Cathedral. Rick Geurts of St. Patrick’s parish in Atikokan, Dave Frank of Kateri Parish and Gull Bay Parish and Reino Pitkanen of Holy Family Parish in Thunder Bay.