Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:49:53 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Embracing the gift of life through music /features/arts/item/33738-embracing-the-gift-of-life-through-music /features/arts/item/33738-embracing-the-gift-of-life-through-music

VANCOUVER -- Living with cerebral palsy and blindness, restricted to a wheelchair, 35-year-old Melanie Krishna does not fit anyoneƵapp preconceived image of a singer-songwriter. But the St. JosephƵapp, Langley, B.C., parishioner is not only a member of a community choir and an enthusiastic singer of hymns at Mass, she has also produced her own CD — one filled with joyous, life-affirming songs that she wrote herself.

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Music News Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:41:35 -0500
Looking at the world through L’Arche eyes /home/international/item/29056-looking-at-the-world-through-l-arche-eyes /home/international/item/29056-looking-at-the-world-through-l-arche-eyes

EDMONTON – Some things in life are predestined, others are accidental.

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International Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:49:24 -0500
Kids with learning needs get a confidence boost /item/28621-kids-with-learning-needs-get-a-confidence-boost /item/28621-kids-with-learning-needs-get-a-confidence-boost

VANCOUVER&Բ;–&Բ;A pilot project launched last year for children with learning disabilities is making waves in the local Catholic school system.

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Youth Speak News Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:09:46 -0500
Jean Vanier offers a life lesson in his memoir /features/arts/item/28175-jean-vanier-offers-a-life-lesson-in-his-memoir /features/arts/item/28175-jean-vanier-offers-a-life-lesson-in-his-memoir

At 90, Jean Vanier is something more than an eminent man of great accomplishment, more than a national treasure who belongs to the Order of Canada, the Order of Quebec, FranceƵapp Legion of Honour and holds the 2015 Templeton Prize. 

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Arts News Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:56:20 -0400
Data collection system to monitor doctor-induced deaths is flawed, experts warn /item/28048-data-collection-system-to-monitor-doctor-induced-deaths-is-flawed-experts-warn /item/28048-data-collection-system-to-monitor-doctor-induced-deaths-is-flawed-experts-warn

New federal government rules to monitor euthanasia and assisted suicide are opaque and weak at a time when legally induced deaths are rising at alarming levels, warn several organizations.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:24:36 -0400
New documentary tells the story of L’Arche and Canadian founder Jean Vanier /features/arts/item/27035-new-documentary-tells-the-story-of-l-arche-and-canadian-founder-jean-vanier /features/arts/item/27035-new-documentary-tells-the-story-of-l-arche-and-canadian-founder-jean-vanier Denver, Colo. – The French documentary “Summer in the Forest” depicts the lives of four disabled men and their unlikely friend: a philosopher born into a powerful and distinguished Canadian family, Jean Vanier.]]> Arts News Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:15:34 -0400 VanierƵapp ‘revolutionary reality’ lives in L’Arche /item/19907-vanier-s-revolutionary-reality-lives-in-l-arche /item/19907-vanier-s-revolutionary-reality-lives-in-l-arche

In 1964, when Jean Vanier quietly launched L’Arche, he says he had “no idea that this would be a revolutionary reality . . .  that it would grow.”

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Canada Sun, 22 Mar 2015 09:00:00 -0400
Vanier cites St. Therese of Lisieux, Gandhi as spiritual role models /home/international/item/19853-vanier-cites-st-therese-of-lisieux-gandhi-as-spiritual-role-models /home/international/item/19853-vanier-cites-st-therese-of-lisieux-gandhi-as-spiritual-role-models

WASHINGTON - In 1964, when Jean Vanier quietly began what would become an international network, he had "no idea that this would be a revolutionary reality ... that it would grow," he remarked joyfully.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0400
L'Arche founder Jean Vanier wins Templeton Prize /home/international/item/19851-l-arche-founder-jean-vanier-wins-templeton-prize /home/international/item/19851-l-arche-founder-jean-vanier-wins-templeton-prize

Jean Vanier, the Canadian advocate for people with developmental disabilities who helped create an international network of residential communities that champion the rights of their residents, has won the 2015 Templeton Prize.

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International Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:45:40 -0400
Jesus wants everyone to serve others with love, Pope Francis says /faith/item/17968-jesus-wants-everyone-to-serve-others-with-love-pope-francis-says /faith/item/17968-jesus-wants-everyone-to-serve-others-with-love-pope-francis-says

VATICAN CITY - In the humble act of washing his disciples' feet, Jesus is showing all Christians how he wants them to serve others with love, Pope Francis said.

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