Arts Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:47:11 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Choir won’t be silenced /features/arts/item/31879-choir-won-t-be-silenced /features/arts/item/31879-choir-won-t-be-silenced

Although choir services have been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, for the students and staff at St. MichaelƵapp Choir School, the music has not been silenced.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Music News Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:27:19 -0400
Making art fit the universal Church /features/arts/item/31801-making-art-fit-the-universal-church /features/arts/item/31801-making-art-fit-the-universal-church

Catholic artist Timothy Schmalz knows his Church is a universal one, welcoming to all. ItƵapp just not something you might easily recognize with the traditional art forms that celebrate the faith.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Arts News Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:21:47 -0400
ShareMusic event celebrates ShareLife agencies /features/arts/item/31765-sharemusic-event-celebrates-sharelife-agencies /features/arts/item/31765-sharemusic-event-celebrates-sharelife-agencies

The talents of Toronto-area Catholic musicians are being harnessed to celebrate the works of ShareLife agencies and their efforts to support those in need.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Music News Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:22:39 -0400
Timely musical message on mental health /features/arts/item/31665-timely-musical-message-on-mental-health /features/arts/item/31665-timely-musical-message-on-mental-health

Most people have experienced that annoying friend who no matter how you try to shake them, they just won’t go away.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Arts News Thu, 28 May 2020 10:38:20 -0400
'Modest resurgence' seen in the use of chant at Mass /features/arts/item/31606-modest-resurgence-seen-in-the-use-of-chant-at-mass /features/arts/item/31606-modest-resurgence-seen-in-the-use-of-chant-at-mass

WASHINGTON -- When Catholics return to their churches as coronavirus-induced lockdowns ease up, they're not likely to be confronted with a bunch of unfamiliar words in Latin printed in some medieval-era typeface with notes in the shape of squares rather than ovals.

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Music News Fri, 15 May 2020 08:35:14 -0400
Canadian artist brought Gospel to children /features/arts/item/31544-canadian-artist-brought-gospel-to-children /features/arts/item/31544-canadian-artist-brought-gospel-to-children

LONGUEUIL, Que. -- French Canadian artist Claude Lafortune, who hosted childrenƵapp programs based on the Gospel on Quebec television, died of COVID-19 April 19. He was 83.

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Arts News Fri, 01 May 2020 10:55:39 -0400
Jesus 2020: A clay model for the times /features/arts/item/31494-jesus-2020-a-clay-model-for-the-times /features/arts/item/31494-jesus-2020-a-clay-model-for-the-times

Sculptor Timothy Schmalz was staring straight into the face of Lucifer when he decided he must carry on with his annual Easter tradition.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Arts News Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:39:30 -0400
St. Faustina film sends a timely message /features/arts/item/31449-st-faustina-film-sends-a-timely-message /features/arts/item/31449-st-faustina-film-sends-a-timely-message

ItƵapp a cliché heard all the time: “This is a movie that is so right for its time.”

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Movie News Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:47:55 -0400
Good news still flows with groupƵapp live-stream /features/arts/item/31419-good-news-still-flows-with-group-s-live-stream /features/arts/item/31419-good-news-still-flows-with-group-s-live-stream

In the early 1980s, Canadian music icon Anne Murray released her classic country song, “A Little Good News,” in response to suffering she witnessed in society. 

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Music News Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:13:58 -0400
Our Lady of Guadalupe unveiled in new home /features/arts/item/31321-our-lady-of-guadalupe-unveiled-in-new-home /features/arts/item/31321-our-lady-of-guadalupe-unveiled-in-new-home

VANCOUVER -- When Vancouver art collector and philanthropist Michael Audain acquired a 300-year-old painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe, he knew the religious artwork needed to be displayed in an appropriate setting.

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Arts News Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:21:18 -0400