Education Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:14:09 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Kennedy hopes to lead Toronto Catholic school board out of provincial supervision /features/catholic-education/item/11614-kennedy-hopes-to-lead-toronto-catholic-school-board-out-of-provincial-supervision /features/catholic-education/item/11614-kennedy-hopes-to-lead-toronto-catholic-school-board-out-of-provincial-supervision {mosimage}TORONTO - Despite facing a court appearance on a charge of conflict of interest, trustee Angela Kennedy was re-elected chair of the Toronto Catholic District School Board on Dec. 9.

Kennedy is one of two Toronto Catholic trustees facing conflict of interest charges. Former chair Oliver Carroll was found guilty of 10 conflict-of-interest offences in February.
]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:11:57 -0500 Hamilton board leads way in getting pro-life message out /features/catholic-education/item/11613-hamilton-board-leads-way-in-getting-pro-life-message-out /features/catholic-education/item/11613-hamilton-board-leads-way-in-getting-pro-life-message-out {mosimage}When it comes to pro-life teachings in Ontario, most are casting their eyes to the as a model.

Nearly six years ago, leaders established a board-run Culture of Life committee that has had its students interested in issues such as abortion, euthanasia and stem cell research ever since.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:42:40 -0500 Southern Ontario Catholic school boards pick new leaders /features/catholic-education/item/11617-southern-ontario-catholic-school-boards-pick-new-leaders /features/catholic-education/item/11617-southern-ontario-catholic-school-boards-pick-new-leaders {mosimage}TORONTO - In what appears to be a show of support for their embattled chair, a majority of trustees re-elected Angela Kennedy to the position at a Dec. 9 meeting.

Kennedy, who was first chosen as chair in January, is one of two Toronto Catholic trustees facing conflict of interest charges. She will be in Ontario Superior Court of Justice to answer to the charge Feb. 1. She is alleged to have voted on budgetary decisions despite having a son, who would potentially be affected by the decision, employed at the board.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:54:47 -0500 Struggling Catholic university students turn to chaplaincy /features/catholic-education/item/11789-struggling-catholic-university-students-turn-to-chaplaincy /features/catholic-education/item/11789-struggling-catholic-university-students-turn-to-chaplaincy {mosimage}OTTAWA - Many Catholic students at turn to their faith as a coping mechanism as high tuition fees become increasingly stressful.

Michael Bingham, a first-year Computer Science student, acknowledged high tuition costs have made it very difficult and stressful for students. While his financial situation is not as grave as some, Bingham admits that with tuition being where it is, he could see himself “having a difficult time if I were in their situation.”

]]> Education Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:14:45 -0500 Building bridges between campus ministries /features/catholic-education/item/11788-building-bridges-between-campus-ministries /features/catholic-education/item/11788-building-bridges-between-campus-ministries {mosimage}For the first time ever, 12 Catholic movements and organizations met in Toronto to discuss how to “build the Body of Christ on campus” Nov. 30-Dec.1.

Bishop Fred Colli, representing the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops at the event, said the Canadian Catholic Campus Ministry board recognized the importance of talking about a comprehensive ministry that would better serve students.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:10:34 -0500 Boot camps set up for trustee candidates /features/catholic-education/item/11618-boot-camps-set-up-for-trustee-candidates /features/catholic-education/item/11618-boot-camps-set-up-for-trustee-candidates {mosimage}TORONTO - The countdown for next yearƵapp province-wide Catholic trustee elections begins with two upcoming trustee training workshops in Toronto.

Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Rob Davis plans to run a free “trustee boot camp” on Nov. 21 at the Catholic Education Centre. St. AugustineƵapp SeminaryƵapp Institute of Theology will conduct trustee workshops starting in January.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:34:38 -0500 U of T Canada's most child-friendly campus /features/catholic-education/item/11792-u-of-t-canadas-most-child-friendly-campus /features/catholic-education/item/11792-u-of-t-canadas-most-child-friendly-campus {mosimage}TORONTO - A new survey ranks the tops among CanadaƵapp 86 universities for the services it offers to pregnant and parenting students.

The survey, conducted by summer interns at the Toronto-based , looked at whether CanadaƵapp universities provide services deemed important by parenting students, based on research done in the United States by Feminists for Life.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:05:01 -0500 Pro-life forum targets medical students /features/catholic-education/item/11791-pro-life-forum-targets-medical-students /features/catholic-education/item/11791-pro-life-forum-targets-medical-students {mosimage}Canadian Physicians for Life hosted its sixth annual medical students forum in Calgary Nov. 20-22 to discuss abortion, euthanasia, conscience rights and medical pro-life clubs.

The lineup of speakers and workshop leaders — chosen to help equip pro-life medical students with knowledge and confidence on emerging issues of concern — was to include Margaret Somerville, professor of law and medicine at McGill University and founding director of McGillƵapp Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law. She planned to speak to students about euthanasia and the topic of human dignity.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:01:56 -0500 Lakehead pro-lifers denied club status, attacked online /features/catholic-education/item/11790-lakehead-pro-lifers-denied-club-status-attacked-online /features/catholic-education/item/11790-lakehead-pro-lifers-denied-club-status-attacked-online {mosimage}After denying club status to a student pro-life club, the Lakehead University Student Union has posted an attack on its web site from one of its members likening the pro-life members to murderers.

“This group represents the same mentality of those who threatened the life of Dr. Henry Morgentaler, the same mentality of those who gunned down Dr. George Tiller this past May and the same mentality that would follow a radical statist agenda in order to grant the state power over individuals,” alleged student union vice president Josh Kolic in an online letter addressed to the student body, posted Nov. 6.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:32 -0500 St. Philip Neri Oratory educating record number of seminarians /features/catholic-education/item/11793-st-philip-neri-oratory-educating-record-number-of-seminarians /features/catholic-education/item/11793-st-philip-neri-oratory-educating-record-number-of-seminarians {mosimage}TORONTO - The inconspicuous yet flourishing school is nearly invisible to passersby — housed in a complex of old townhouses, now joined, that take up the length of an entire block in TorontoƵapp Parkdale neighbourhood.

But the successful philosophy seminary started in 1989 by the priests of in Toronto is anything but secret. The Oratorians  have seen 100 of their students go on to become priests since 1989 and the momentum only seems to be building.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:58:43 -0500