At St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School, students believe the true joy of Christmas is in sharing what you have.
BrebéufƵapp carol a long way from todayƵapp version
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register“The Huron Carol” you may have so enjoyed singing and listening to all these Christmases — well, itƵapp not the true words of St. Jean de BrébeufƵapp you have been led to believe.
This is one bank built on gift of giving
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterChristmas may come but once a year, but at the Furniture Bank they keep their eyes and ears open to the season year-round.
Medieval Christmas a time for feasting
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFor your average serf of medieval Europe, Christmas was a pretty good deal, but not really a big deal.
Nativity puts Byzantine art on grand scale at Winnipeg Ukrainian Church
By Catholic Register StaffNativity scenes are common during the Christmas season but few in Canada can match a stained glass window in a Winnipeg church for size and splendour.
Christmas a time to welcome those seeking spiritual refuge
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterEvery year St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral fields an RCIA class of 20 to 30 for adult baptisms and confirmations. A lot of that success starts on Christmas Day, according to cathedral rector Fr. Michael Busch.
St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral remains a work in progress
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterSt. MichaelƵapp Cathedral re-opened this fall in plenty of time for Christmas, but the rededication was just one milestone in the $128-million restoration of TorontoƵapp Catholic cathedral. The work continues.
Fiddling family shares tradition of Celtic Christmas
By Mickey Conlon, Catholic Register SpecialMix eight parts family and a whole bunch of music, friends and dancing and you’ve got the recipe for a perfect Celtic Christmas in Natalie MacMasterƵapp family.
Simple carols are the most beautiful
By Herman GooddenWith the secularization of our culture galloping away on all fronts, Advent and Christmas can be haunting and haunted times of year.
Harmonknights ‘cram in’ extra cheer at Christmas concerts
By Tony Gosgnach, Catholic Register SpecialHAMILTON – The audiences are generally well into senior years (and so are some of the performers), but the spirit in the rooms where the Harmonknights sing is forever young.
AGO exhibit on miniature sculptures built to grow faith
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf all you want for Christmas is to be more spiritual — pray more deeply, contemplate on a higher plain — thereƵapp a 16th-century app for that.