Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:58:50 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Speaking Out: Beauty in my Viet culture /item/29546-speaking-out-beauty-in-my-viet-culture /item/29546-speaking-out-beauty-in-my-viet-culture

When I was young, I did not clearly understand why every May, Vietnamese girls would dress in the traditional Vietnamese áo dài, hold bouquets of flowers and dance in front of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary before Masses in May. 

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YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 23 May 2019 09:29:14 -0400
Nations stirring up nationalism betray their mission, pope says /faith/item/29427-nations-stirring-up-nationalism-betray-their-mission-pope-says /faith/item/29427-nations-stirring-up-nationalism-betray-their-mission-pope-says

VATICAN CITY - Migrants are not a threat to a nation's culture, traditions and values, Pope Francis said.

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Vatican Thu, 02 May 2019 12:15:34 -0400
Cardinal Parolin urges Poland to uphold Christian heritage in Europe /home/international/item/29167-cardinal-parolin-urges-poland-to-uphold-christian-heritage-in-europe /home/international/item/29167-cardinal-parolin-urges-poland-to-uphold-christian-heritage-in-europe WARSAW, Poland – The Vatican secretary of state praised the Polish church's traditional closeness to Rome as key to its survival under hostile regimes, in a speech marking the centenary of the nation's conference of bishops and diplomatic ties with the Vatican.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:00:42 -0400
Canadian David Braid taps into his Catholic roots to turn out a Juno-nominated album /features/arts/item/29137-canadian-david-braid-taps-into-his-catholic-roots-to-turn-out-a-juno-nominated-album /features/arts/item/29137-canadian-david-braid-taps-into-his-catholic-roots-to-turn-out-a-juno-nominated-album

A person can get whiplash trying to keep up with the career of David Braid.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Arts News Fri, 08 Mar 2019 13:10:35 -0500
Angela Saldanha: What happened to Sabbath day? /opinion/guest-columnists/item/29096-angela-saldanha-what-happened-to-sabbath-day /opinion/guest-columnists/item/29096-angela-saldanha-what-happened-to-sabbath-day

My daughter, skyping from her home in Switzerland, remarked how quiet it was.  Very little traffic about, she said — all shops shut.

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Guest Columnists Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:50:38 -0500
Peter Stockland: Retreat combines worlds of art, faith /opinion/columnists/item/28881-peter-stockland-retreat-combines-worlds-of-art-faith /opinion/columnists/item/28881-peter-stockland-retreat-combines-worlds-of-art-faith

Changing the current toxic cultural narrative around and about the Church consumes enormous Christian energy through a range of means and methods.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Register Columnists Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:09:03 -0500
Glen Argan: Contemplation a path to bridging cultures /opinion/columnists/item/28877-glen-argan-contemplation-a-path-to-bridging-cultures /opinion/columnists/item/28877-glen-argan-contemplation-a-path-to-bridging-cultures

The cover headline on the December issue of Sojourners magazine caught my eye — “Decolonizing the Spiritual Life: Contemplation, healing, and activism centred on people of colour.” It pointed to an article inside the U.S. magazine, an interview with Teresa Mateus of the Mystic Soul Project.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Register Columnists Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:31:53 -0500
Shona Mass is a little bit of home for Zimbabweans in Edmonton /item/28872-shona-mass-is-a-little-bit-of-home-for-zimbabweans-in-edmonton /item/28872-shona-mass-is-a-little-bit-of-home-for-zimbabweans-in-edmonton

EDMONTON – On a wintry Sunday morning in an Edmonton church, Eve Masenda ties a blue chitenge — an African sarong-like garment — around her daughterƵapp waist before Mass begins. 

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Features Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:36:56 -0500
Seventh teen arrested in sexual assault investigation at St. MichaelƵapp College School /item/28672-seventh-teen-arrested-in-sexual-assault-investigation-at-st-michael-s-college-school /item/28672-seventh-teen-arrested-in-sexual-assault-investigation-at-st-michael-s-college-school

A seventh teen has been arrested in connection with an investigation into sexual assaults at TorontoƵapp St. MichaelƵapp College School.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:17:03 -0500
Work starts now for St. Michael's College School's culture committee /item/28654-work-starts-now-for-st-michael-s-college-school-s-culture-committee /item/28654-work-starts-now-for-st-michael-s-college-school-s-culture-committee

Battling a public relations crisis in the wake of sexual assault charges laid against students, St. MichaelƵapp College School has tapped one of CanadaƵapp leading experts in criminal law procedure to lead a four-member committee tasked with reviewing the culture at the school.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:20:29 -0500