Feature Series Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:07:18 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Are there lessons to be learned from U.S. educators? /features/item/27321-are-there-lessons-to-be-learned-from-u-s-educators /features/item/27321-are-there-lessons-to-be-learned-from-u-s-educators

Bigger is better and if we don’t get better we’re going to get beat, is the message one religious education teacher has brought back from a giant American convention for Catholic teachers.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Mon, 07 May 2018 12:02:57 -0400 Abolition threats knock on the door of Catholic education /features/item/27295-abolition-threats-knock-on-the-door-of-catholic-education /features/item/27295-abolition-threats-knock-on-the-door-of-catholic-education

A sampling of recent media indicates voices are again ramping up their call for one school system in Ontario or, in short, for the abolishment of Catholic schools. 

]]> Catholic Education Mon, 07 May 2018 02:29:01 -0400 The ‘ambassador’ of the northern Church /item/27286-the-ambassador-of-the-northern-church /item/27286-the-ambassador-of-the-northern-church

Stella Johnson is known in the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith as a ray of sunshine, which is significant when Yellowknife can get as little as four hours of daylight in the middle of winter. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Features Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:45:59 -0400 Unsung heroes: Secretaries on the parish front lines /item/27275-unsung-heroes-secretaries-on-the-parish-front-lines /item/27275-unsung-heroes-secretaries-on-the-parish-front-lines

It was an otherwise quiet Wednesday morning when a woman walked into the parish office of St. Joan of Arc in Toronto. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 29 Apr 2018 22:09:08 -0400 The Register Archive: Expo 67 brought Canada to world stage /item/27270-the-register-archive-expo-67-brought-canada-to-world-stage /item/27270-the-register-archive-expo-67-brought-canada-to-world-stage

It was 51 years ago, on April 28, that Expo 67 opened in Montreal, ushering in a summer of celebration for CanadaƵapp 100th birthday. The WorldƵapp Fair featured pavilions from 60 nations showcasing “Man and His World.” More than 50 million visitors passed through the grounds over six months, including familiar faces like Queen Elizabeth, Jackie Kennedy and Bing Crosby. In this editorial from April 22, 1967, The Catholic Register put the expectations of Expo into perspective:

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Sun, 29 Apr 2018 21:34:18 -0400 The Register Archive: Theologians debate use of atomic bomb after Hiroshima /item/27241-the-register-archive-theologians-debate-use-of-atomic-bomb-after-hiroshima /item/27241-the-register-archive-theologians-debate-use-of-atomic-bomb-after-hiroshima

April 22 marks the birthday of Robert Oppenheimer, born 104 years ago and famously destined to become known as “the father of the atomic bomb” because of his work on the secret Manhattan Project during the Second World War. When news of the weapon of mass destruction became public with the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, theologians jumped in on the moral debate over its use. Here is a report from the Aug. 18, 1945 issue of The Catholic Register:

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Sat, 21 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0400 The Register Archive: Tales of grace amid tragedy of Titanic /item/27230-the-register-archive-tales-of-grace-amid-tragedy-of-titanic /item/27230-the-register-archive-tales-of-grace-amid-tragedy-of-titanic

April 15 marked the anniversary of one of the worst maritime tragedies — the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, when more than 1,500 died. Our regular visit to The Catholic Register Archive reveals some of the lessons and heroes of that disaster from this edited report in the April 25, 1912 issue:

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:10:35 -0400 Climate Crusaders creating flood of rain data /features/catholic-education/item/27229-climate-crusaders-creating-flood-of-rain-data /features/catholic-education/item/27229-climate-crusaders-creating-flood-of-rain-data

WINDSOR, Ont. – They’re called Climate Crusaders, and they’re part of whatƵapp being described as the largest program of its kind in North America.

]]> Education Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:55:23 -0400 Catholic universities must prepare students for dialogue, Pope says /features/catholic-education/item/27196-catholic-universities-must-prepare-students-for-dialogue-pope-says /features/catholic-education/item/27196-catholic-universities-must-prepare-students-for-dialogue-pope-says VATICAN – Catholic universities are "called to be workshops of dialogue and encounter in the service of truth, justice and the defense of human dignity at every level," Pope Francis told a delegation from Pennsylvania's Villanova University.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Education Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:27:55 -0400 The Register Archive: Sizing up a Trudeau from a different era /item/27147-the-register-archive-sizing-up-a-trudeau-from-a-different-era /item/27147-the-register-archive-sizing-up-a-trudeau-from-a-different-era

Fifty years ago this month, Pierre Elliott Trudeau took the reins of prime minister, eventually serving more than 15 years at the post and shaping much of todayƵapp Canada (not to mention fathering todayƵapp PM, Justin). From The Catholic Register Archive, in the April 20, 1968 issue, here is a perspective on the man just weeks after he was elected leader of the Liberal Party:

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:47:19 -0400