Feature Series Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:29:29 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Permanent diaconate in Toronto marks 50 years /item/34817-permanent-diaconate-in-toronto-marks-50-years /item/34817-permanent-diaconate-in-toronto-marks-50-years

Deacon Steve Pitre is determined not to celebrate 50 years of the permanent diaconate in the Archdiocese of Toronto. Instead, he wants to celebrate the Church that embraced, encouraged and prayed with deacons over the past 50 years.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400
A pilgrim Church looks to Mary /item/34789-a-pilgrim-church-looks-to-mary /item/34789-a-pilgrim-church-looks-to-mary

For Catholics who have for years heard MaryƵapp first words in the Gospel of Luke as the defining moment of her life, it may seem the Pope is flipping the script on the LordƵapp mother.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:35:52 -0400
Queen Elizabeth was a bridge of reconciliation between Catholics, Protestants /item/34759-queen-elizabeth-was-a-bridge-of-reconciliation-between-catholics-protestants /item/34759-queen-elizabeth-was-a-bridge-of-reconciliation-between-catholics-protestants

She was known to millions as “the Queen,” as if she was the only royal matriarch in the world. But she was no ordinary monarch. She was one of the last generation of leaders in the Western world who not only publicly declared her Christian faith but lived it.

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Features Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:18:07 -0400
Top scholars not bookworms you might think /features/catholic-education/item/34736-top-scholars-not-bookworms-you-might-think /features/catholic-education/item/34736-top-scholars-not-bookworms-you-might-think

Graduating with stellar grades isn’t easy but it also doesn’t mean having your head in a book all day. Just ask some of the York Catholic District School BoardƵapp 2022 top scholars.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:25:15 -0400
Br. André named boardƵapp patron saint /features/catholic-education/item/34735-br-andre-named-board-s-patron-saint /features/catholic-education/item/34735-br-andre-named-board-s-patron-saint

St. André Bessette has been named patron saint of OntarioƵapp Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) in recognition of the special place he has in the hearts of those in the region.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:43:27 -0400
School athletics set for big fall comeback /features/catholic-education/item/34719-school-athletics-set-for-big-fall-comeback /features/catholic-education/item/34719-school-athletics-set-for-big-fall-comeback

Chad Falk and his team at the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association (MHSAA) were hard at work during the summer preparing for a 2022-23 school year slated to be chockful of provincial competitions.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:43:42 -0400
Chaplain: just say no to violent sports /features/catholic-education/item/34718-chaplain-just-say-no-to-violent-sports /features/catholic-education/item/34718-chaplain-just-say-no-to-violent-sports

For the past decade, high school chaplain Tony Whelan has been raising the moral and ethical question as to whether violent sports should have a place in Catholic schools.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:40:23 -0400
St. MichaelƵapp principal returns to his roots /features/catholic-education/item/34717-st-michael-s-principal-returns-to-his-roots /features/catholic-education/item/34717-st-michael-s-principal-returns-to-his-roots

For Pat Daly, new principal of St. MichaelƵapp College School, walking the halls of the prestigious all-boys Catholic school in Toronto feels like coming back to his roots.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:28:38 -0400
St. PaulƵapp celebrates two centuries of open doors /item/34716-st-paul-s-celebrates-two-centuries-of-open-doors /item/34716-st-paul-s-celebrates-two-centuries-of-open-doors

Two hundred years ago, St. PaulƵapp Basilica was the only Catholic church between Windsor and Kingston, making it “ground zero of Catholic life in Toronto,” according to pastor Fr. Bob O’Brien.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:18:59 -0400
Exploring the Catholicity of 'Pinocchio' /item/34690-exploring-the-catholicity-of-pinocchio /item/34690-exploring-the-catholicity-of-pinocchio

A wooden puppet who dreamed of becoming a real boy takes centre stage at a mini-conference in Saskatoon hosted by Rebuilding Catholic Culture Sept. 2 and 3.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:27:08 -0400