Fr. Charles Kelechi Egbulefu is a professor at St. Augustine’s Seminary and a contributor to For Love of the Church, a festschrift in honour of Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. In this article, Fr. Charles discusses the African Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Toronto and Cardinal Collins’ ministry.

Faculty at Toronto’s St. Augustine’s Seminary have produced a volume of essays on theological, historical, and scriptural subjects called For Love of the Church and it is now available for purchase on the Novalis website.

Faculty at Toronto’s St. Augustine’s Seminary have produced a volume of essays on theological, historical, and scriptural subjects called For Love of the Church: A Festschrift on the Interests and Accomplishments of His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, available from Novalis later this year.

Bishop Boissonneau is Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto with the responsibility for the Northern Region. He also helped set up a tuition fund through the Board of Governors to help defray costs for seminarians’ studies.

When Dean Penafiel first walked through the doors at St. Augustine’s Seminary in February 2006 it was to attend his first of two “Come and See” weekends to explore whether he felt called to the priesthood. He attended a second one in 2007. Little did he know he would return 14 years later – as the new Bursar at St. Augustine’s.

In this remarkable video series, Father Kevin Belgrave, Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins of Toronto, and other prominent Catholics explore the deeper meaning of Catholic health care and the dignity and human fullness of those it seeks to serve

St. Augustine’s Seminary’s Diaconate Formation Program prepares candidates for ordination as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Toronto. Read Deacon Paul Ma’s vocation story.

“It is with the grace of God and the prayerful support of the people of God, that we can fulfill the mission of the seminary. Through prayer, study, and community life, the Holy Spirit works in the seminarian’s life, preparing him to serve joyfully in their respective dioceses.”

Fr. Edwin Gonsalves, Rector

“I truly believe that any measure of success that I have achieved in my life is because of my faith. It has been my anchor. I think we are all called to give of the talents which we have all been given, no matter what they are.”

Praise God for our littleness, by which we can absorb the greatness of God's gentleness.

Article published in Catholic Register, written by Dr. Mary Marrocco, Sessional Lecturer at St. Augustine’s Seminary,

How might we better pray with--but also without--images? Come and "see" at Dr. Butcher’s Advent Retreat.

Congratulations to our new Lectors and Acolytes

Congratulations to our St. Augustine’s Seminary Graduates

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How does a deacon make that daily discernment? In his presentation, Deacon Peter Lovrick, Associate Professor of Homiletics, Director of the Diaconate Formation Program, discusses insights and methods from the Church Fathers, Saints, and spiritual writers in the Catholic Christian tradition for interior discernment.

Fr. Robert Bedard - Class of 1955 - largest ordination class in the history of St. Augustine’s Seminary. He was the founder of the Companions of the Cross, a society of apostolic life in the Catholic Church, and died on October 6. He was 82.

Maggie Johnston is one of the most familiar faces at St. Augustine’s Seminary – at least to those who have passed through its doors over the last three and a half decades.

When Julia Manini decided to pursue a Master in Religious Education after obtaining a BA in Education, she enrolled at St. Augustine’s Seminary along with her father and brother-in-law. Read more.

Please save the date for our 2021-22 Lay Spiritual Formation Program workshops and retreats.

St. Augustine Seminary’s Rector Fr. Edwin Gonsalves is dedicating the upcoming academic and formation year to the Sacred Heart of Jesus