Feature Series Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:30:32 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Faith and the B.C. floods /item/33761-faith-and-the-b-c-floods /item/33761-faith-and-the-b-c-floods

VANCOUVER -- When Fr. Francis Galvan left Sacred Heart Church in Delta, B.C., for a priests’ study week in Harrison Hot Springs, he didn’t expect to find himself at the centre of a catastrophic flood as British Columbia found itself facing what is being called the storm of the century.

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Features Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:34:50 -0500
Passion, purpose, the poet and principal /item/33737-passion-purpose-the-poet-and-principal /item/33737-passion-purpose-the-poet-and-principal

Walking through the halls of ScarboroughöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Mother Teresa Catholic Academy, OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first Poet Laureate, Randell Adjei, and principal Jose Alberto Flores feel a special connection to the diverse and dynamic school community.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:33:22 -0500
Pope Francis visits with poor in Assisi /item/33725-pope-francis-visits-with-poor-in-assisi /item/33725-pope-francis-visits-with-poor-in-assisi

ASSISI, Italy -- With a pilgrim's staff and mantle, Pope Francis entered Assisi's Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels with 500 economically or socially disadvantaged people and the volunteers who walk alongside them.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Features Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:38:53 -0500
Vincent de Paul keeps going and going /item/33723-vincent-de-paul-keeps-going-and-going /item/33723-vincent-de-paul-keeps-going-and-going

Richard Pommainville, in his latest Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) newsletter address, likens the non-profit global charity to the Energizer Bunny.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 14 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500
Authors make the case for basic income strategy /item/33717-authors-make-the-case-for-basic-income-strategy /item/33717-authors-make-the-case-for-basic-income-strategy

In November 2017 people lined up for hours in Lindsay, Ont., in hopes of registering for OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp basic income pilot program.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:33:28 -0500
‘Truth about poverty is complicated’ /item/33711-truth-about-poverty-is-complicated /item/33711-truth-about-poverty-is-complicated

We are divided, sorted, separated. As the gaps between us grow, society slides into the abstract. Our concrete reality is the opposite of society. Day to day we experience life as individuals. We live in a tight circle of economic security that revolves around our lonely selves.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:10:22 -0500
Dealing with grief in changing world /item/33650-dealing-with-grief-in-changing-world /item/33650-dealing-with-grief-in-changing-world

As restaurants, theatres and stadiums open up again, and as daily COVID case counts dwindle across most of the country, the Canadian Grief Alliance estimates that as many as 4.5 million of us are grieving one or more of nearly half-a-million deaths we have experienced in the last 20 months, nearly 29,000 of them directly from COVID.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:54:05 -0400
Women religious on university front lines /item/33640-women-religious-on-university-front-lines /item/33640-women-religious-on-university-front-lines

Higher education for Catholic women has been a fight, and it was the sisters on the front lines.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Sun, 24 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400
Catechetical program a COVID blessing /item/33637-catechetical-program-a-covid-blessing /item/33637-catechetical-program-a-covid-blessing

Dr. Christine Schintgen credits divine providence for the introduction of the new two-year online Catechetical Certificate program for mature students at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400
KingöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Veritas Lecture series challenges paradigms /item/33631-king-s-veritas-lecture-series-challenges-paradigms /item/33631-king-s-veritas-lecture-series-challenges-paradigms

In a world that is arguably becoming more depleted of humanity and solidarity, KingöÏÓãÊÓƵapp University College in London, Ont., is providing a countering antidote via its Veritas Lecture Series for Faith and Culture.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:28:53 -0400