Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:35:23 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Storm clouds over prayers of military chaplains can’t breach peace of Remembrance Day Mass /item/37356-storm-clouds-over-prayers-of-military-chaplains-can-t-breach-peace-of-remembrance-day-mass /item/37356-storm-clouds-over-prayers-of-military-chaplains-can-t-breach-peace-of-remembrance-day-mass

A storm of questions and concerns has broken over the new directive prohibiting military chaplains from invoking God at public military events, prompting Scott McCaig, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada (a special diocese that covers all military personnel) to issue a statement pointing to the inconsistencies and lack of clarity in the new “spiritual reflection policy.”

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skorah@catholicregister.org (Susan Korah) Canada Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:48:03 -0500
Spiritual comfort amid combat /item/37341-spiritual-comfort-amid-combat /item/37341-spiritual-comfort-amid-combat

Remembering the storied history of CanadaƵapp military chaplains

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:53:44 -0500
Ukraine will be close to hearts this Remembrance Day /item/34932-ukraine-will-be-close-to-hearts-this-remembrance-day /item/34932-ukraine-will-be-close-to-hearts-this-remembrance-day

As Canadians from coast-to-coast prepare to commemorate the unflinching heroism and sacrifices made by the countryƵapp military veterans on Remembrance Day, there remains an acute focus towards the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 06 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500
Francis Campbell: Rising to the challenge of giving until it hurts /opinion/guest-columnists/item/33748-francis-campbell-rising-to-the-challenge-of-giving-until-it-hurts /opinion/guest-columnists/item/33748-francis-campbell-rising-to-the-challenge-of-giving-until-it-hurts

Give until it hurts. That famous phrase was uttered by Mother Teresa of Calcutta at a national prayer breakfast in Washington 50 years ago.

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fcampbell@catholicregister.org (Francis Campbell) Guest Columns Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:30:00 -0500
Royal Canadian Legion committed to remembering the fallen, not glorifying war /item/33690-royal-canadian-legion-committed-to-remembering-the-fallen-not-glorifying-war /item/33690-royal-canadian-legion-committed-to-remembering-the-fallen-not-glorifying-war

There may be glory in what was accomplished on the battlefields that preserved the way of life we hold so dear today, and for those who made it happen, but make no mistake — there is no glory in war.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 07 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500
Thinking about family on this Remembrance Day /item/30673-thinking-about-family-on-this-remembrance-day /item/30673-thinking-about-family-on-this-remembrance-day

Remembrance Day is a time to remember all of CanadaƵapp veterans, but it is also carries a very personal message for Cooper Pickering.

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Youth Speak News Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:22:45 -0500
Robert Brehl: Trump, an Ugly American in Paris /opinion/columnists/item/28441-robert-brehl-trump-an-ugly-american-in-paris /opinion/columnists/item/28441-robert-brehl-trump-an-ugly-american-in-paris

Just when one thinks the current president of the United States can’t do anything more brazen, he trumps that belief and goes one further.

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robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Register Columnists Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:27:55 -0500
'Invest in peace, not on war', Pope says on 100th anniversary of end of WWI /home/international/item/28405-invest-in-peace-not-on-war-pope-says-on-100th-anniversary-of-end-of-wwi /home/international/item/28405-invest-in-peace-not-on-war-pope-says-on-100th-anniversary-of-end-of-wwi VATICAN – The bells of St. PeterƵapp Basilica rang out in unison with thousands of other church bells around the world Sunday as Pope Francis commemorated the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I.
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International Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:43:36 -0500
Quebec churches ring bells to commemorate 100th anniversary of end of WWI /item/28404-quebec-churches-ring-bells-to-commemorate-100th-anniversary-of-end-of-wwi /item/28404-quebec-churches-ring-bells-to-commemorate-100th-anniversary-of-end-of-wwi QUEBEC CITY – Churches of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke will join those of other churches across Canada and ring their bells 100 times Nov. 11 to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Canada Sun, 11 Nov 2018 21:34:25 -0500
Editorial: Will we ever learn? /columns/item/28391-editorial-will-we-ever-learn /columns/item/28391-editorial-will-we-ever-learn

A hundred years on, the numbers remain chilling — more than 15 million dead, including 61,000 Canadians.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:10:05 -0500