Feature Series Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:39:10 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Haiti living on edge of disaster /item/30847-haiti-living-on-edge-of-disaster /item/30847-haiti-living-on-edge-of-disaster

A vicious circle of disasters and unresolved injustices are feeding one another and starving the citizens of Haiti. But the crisis is widely unknown.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 TerroröÏÓãÊÓƵapp roots tied to changing climate /item/30813-terror-s-roots-tied-to-changing-climate /item/30813-terror-s-roots-tied-to-changing-climate

Victoria Filibus and her nine children have suffered the terrorism of Boko Haram and seen their lives upended as displaced persons living in a camp.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 John the Baptist sets the tone for season /item/30776-john-the-baptist-sets-the-tone-for-season /item/30776-john-the-baptist-sets-the-tone-for-season

As the calendar flips to December and we enter the Advent season, thoughts naturally turn to Christmas.

]]> Features Sat, 30 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 ‘Dream’ is coming true at Christmas concert /item/30774-dream-is-coming-true-at-christmas-concert /item/30774-dream-is-coming-true-at-christmas-concert

Christmas dreams come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them go from pianissimo to fortissimo and hit every note from bass to soprano.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 Advent: The season of waiting and preparing /item/30773-advent-the-season-of-waiting-and-preparing /item/30773-advent-the-season-of-waiting-and-preparing

If good things come to those who wait, we’re in trouble. In the age of smart phones, Netflix, instant noodles and instant gratification, who waits? 

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:00:00 -0500 Living out Advent in the home /item/30741-living-out-advent-in-the-home /item/30741-living-out-advent-in-the-home

Catholics are great story tellers. We love to tell and hear stories that help us understand the world and our faith. 

]]> Features Sat, 23 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 Religion at play: No shortage of faithful fans /item/30729-religion-at-play-no-shortage-of-faithful-fans /item/30729-religion-at-play-no-shortage-of-faithful-fans

ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a simple reason that life-long Saskatchewan Roughriders’ fan Fr. John Weckend won’t equate sport with religion.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:13:57 -0500 Uplift Day makes life a little easier for needy /item/30692-uplift-day-makes-life-a-little-easier-for-needy /item/30692-uplift-day-makes-life-a-little-easier-for-needy

EDMONTON -- Zeny David will have warm clothing this winter and still be able to afford groceries.

]]> Features Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 Housing costs put squeeze on food banks /item/30691-housing-costs-put-squeeze-on-food-banks /item/30691-housing-costs-put-squeeze-on-food-banks

A new study echoes what several others have found since the implementation of the Canada Child Benefit: poverty is declining in Canada with a significant drop in food insecurity among low-income families.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 St. Vincent de Paul Society looks for personal touch /item/30690-st-vincent-de-paul-society-looks-for-personal-touch /item/30690-st-vincent-de-paul-society-looks-for-personal-touch

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul plans to take its operations to the next level as it moves into the new decade.

]]> Features Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500