The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ is a devotion near and dear to the Comboni Missionaries. Devotion to the Sacred Heart was one of the pillars of St. Daniel Comboni’s spirituality and ministry. The Heart of Jesus is the living symbol of His love for...
In Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), he enjoins us to embark on our Christian journey of holiness by embracing the ordinariness of everyday. Throughout his exhortation, Pope Francis calls out more than 40 saints who can...
In the presence of school board officials, teachers, students, parents and religious representatives, Fr. Jan Gogolewski, the pastor of Guardian Angels Parish, officially blessed the newly opened St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Elementary School in Brampton, Ontario, on...
There were 13 deaths at Columbine High School in the state of Colorado; 26 at Sandy Hook in the state of Connecticut; 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida. Over the past twenty years, from 1999-2018, there have been more than 200 mass shootings that, over time,...
By Fr. Joseph Bragotti First published April 2014 Considering that in a little over a week Pope John Paul II will be declared a saint, a Comboni story does come to mind. It was a big hit in the greater Cincinnati area and many of you will remember it. It was 1985 and...