Feature Series Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:43:24 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb First Nations mentorship includes Catholic outreach /features/item/33041-first-nations-mentorship-includes-catholic-outreach /features/item/33041-first-nations-mentorship-includes-catholic-outreach

The Ontario First Nations Technical Ƶapp Corporation (OFNTSC) is laying the groundwork to provide more Indigenous youth with the training to succeed in roles that require the skill of technical self-reliance.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0400
Unmasking the pandemic creativity: Mask4Aid a path to creative expression /features/item/33040-unmasking-the-pandemic-creativity-mask4aid-a-path-to-creative-expression /features/item/33040-unmasking-the-pandemic-creativity-mask4aid-a-path-to-creative-expression

In coping with challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students are turning to art as a means of expression, hope and renewal.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400
St. FinnanƵapp joins exclusive club as Canada's newest Minor Basilica /item/33038-st-finnan-s-joins-exclusive-club-as-canada-s-newest-minor-basilica /item/33038-st-finnan-s-joins-exclusive-club-as-canada-s-newest-minor-basilica

OTTAWA -- A Catholic church that dates back to the early 1800s in eastern Ontario is CanadaƵapp newest basilica, becoming one of only 27 Catholic churches in Canada to be designated as a minor basilica.

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Features Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:36:51 -0400
Beyond high school: Preparing for lifeƵapp next big step /features/item/33032-beyond-high-school-preparing-for-life-s-next-big-step /features/item/33032-beyond-high-school-preparing-for-life-s-next-big-step

In May of 1968 student protesters in Paris put up signs that read, “Be realistic — demand the impossible.” Other signs read, “Life, quickly.” Meanwhile in the United States young people rose up in disgust over their governmentƵapp conduct of the Vietnam War and Canadian universities began filling up with American draft dodgers.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400
The gift of Catholic education /features/item/33028-the-gift-of-catholic-education /features/item/33028-the-gift-of-catholic-education

The story is told that Albert Einstein met with his graduate students in Physics at Princeton University to provide them with their final examination. After distributing the exam, he walked out. His teaching assistant walked out with him.

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Catholic Education Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:50:27 -0400
Lockdown takes toll on kids’ mental health /item/33012-lockdown-takes-toll-on-kids-mental-health /item/33012-lockdown-takes-toll-on-kids-mental-health

Marina Calo has been trying to manage the online education of her five-year-old son and says it has not been easy.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:59:35 -0400
Portrait of St. Kateri survives devastating church fire on Easter Sunday /item/32984-portrait-of-st-kateri-survives-devastating-church-fire-on-easter-sunday /item/32984-portrait-of-st-kateri-survives-devastating-church-fire-on-easter-sunday

Amidst the rubble left by the fire that consumed St. Theresa Point Catholic Church on Easter Sunday laid a picture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha almost completely intact.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:11:40 -0400
Presentation Manor retirement home endures pandemic with strong community /item/32955-presentation-manor-retirement-home-endures-pandemic-with-strong-community /item/32955-presentation-manor-retirement-home-endures-pandemic-with-strong-community

The day Presentation Manor went into lockdown for COVID-19 was Charles HendrickƵapp birthday, but he wasn’t there to celebrate. He had died the previous October of pancreatic cancer.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:19:31 -0400
Confronting death: Jesus’ last words open us up to our vulnerability, frailty /item/32890-confronting-death-jesus-last-words-open-us-up-to-our-vulnerability-frailty /item/32890-confronting-death-jesus-last-words-open-us-up-to-our-vulnerability-frailty

Thinking about a horrible death doesn’t come naturally to 21st-century humans, even on Good Friday.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0400
The Last Supper artwork finds familiar home /item/32885-the-last-supper-artwork-finds-familiar-home /item/32885-the-last-supper-artwork-finds-familiar-home

After decades hanging in Connie LeonƵapp dining room, a compelling depiction of The Last Supper has found a new home at St. Joseph Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:49:39 -0400