Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:08:40 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Four steps to a mini-Catholic culture at home /opinion/columnists/item/35012-four-steps-to-a-mini-catholic-culture-at-home /opinion/columnists/item/35012-four-steps-to-a-mini-catholic-culture-at-home

Why are our young people leaving the Catholic Church en masse? Many “panic studies” and “exit polls” have been done to answer the question of this gargantuan exodus. 

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Register Columnists Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:28:54 -0500
Soar high with Christ /item/34658-soar-high-with-christ /item/34658-soar-high-with-christ

Standing out from the final day of Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimage to foster reconciliation with CanadaƵapp Indigenous peoples was his remarks to Inuit youth in Iqaluit.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:33:39 -0400
A ‘new normal’ unlike the old /item/34562-a-new-normal-unlike-the-old /item/34562-a-new-normal-unlike-the-old

The pandemic has changed the way students have learned over two years. We experienced a change in semester learning, pivoted from in-person to virtual learning many times and could not spend time with our friends and family. Although, with schools reopening, clubs and sports returning and overnight trips and camps running, we were now experiencing a “new normal.”

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:26:18 -0400
Program intervenes early with mental-health challenges /item/34367-program-intervenes-early-with-mental-health-challenges /item/34367-program-intervenes-early-with-mental-health-challenges

A new early intervention mental health program aimed at decreasing the barriers youth face when trying to access mental health supports is launching in Simcoe County, north of Toronto.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 06 May 2022 09:35:25 -0400
Movie nights help cure the isolation for Catholic youth in the GTA /item/32891-movie-nights-help-cure-the-isolation-for-catholic-youth-in-the-gta /item/32891-movie-nights-help-cure-the-isolation-for-catholic-youth-in-the-gta

With few options for things to do on a Saturday night during a pandemic, some Catholic youth are still finding ways to go to the movies together.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:00:00 -0400
Speaking Out: Create experience that screams ‘you’ /item/32586-speaking-out-create-experience-that-screams-you /item/32586-speaking-out-create-experience-that-screams-you

Dinner table conversations at my house often turn to the fond reminiscing of the teenage life of my parents.

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:33:27 -0500
Help for homeless youth suffers with COVID-19 /item/32235-help-for-homeless-youth-suffers-with-covid-19 /item/32235-help-for-homeless-youth-suffers-with-covid-19

When COVID-19 forced frontline workers to shift their support for homeless youth online, the result was more loneliness, more depression, more drug use, more overdoses and more thoughts of suicide, according to new research from Covenant House, CanadaƵapp largest shelter serving young people.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:27:38 -0400
Speaking Out: Embrace your student vocation /item/32060-speaking-out-embrace-your-student-vocation /item/32060-speaking-out-embrace-your-student-vocation

With new public health regulations in place to combat COVID-19 in school boards nationwide and many of our exciting activities shut down or limited, there is no doubt this school year will be unlike any other.

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:43:13 -0400
Speaking Out: YSN enriched my bond with God /item/32032-speaking-out-ysn-enriched-my-bond-with-god /item/32032-speaking-out-ysn-enriched-my-bond-with-god

A few days ago, I got back from my last hiking trip of the summer. As I sat on a pebbled Lake Superior beach at night and watched a crescent moon paint the water with a mystical glow, everything seemed peaceful and tranquil.

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:41:20 -0400
Camp anchors online /item/31999-camp-anchors-online /item/31999-camp-anchors-online

The sun glistens across the calming blue water of Lake Erie. A bronze Mass bell rings loudly. Dozens of young girls soar out of cabins to enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast before engaging in hiking, drama, sports, crafts and, at the end of the day, a roaring campfire.

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Youth Speak News Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:26:22 -0400