Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:07:16 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb CCCB message for Easter 2024 /features/item/36617-cccb-message-for-easter-2024 /features/item/36617-cccb-message-for-easter-2024

The celebration of Easter is the time when we as Christians renew our baptismal promises. It is through the life-giving death and resurrection of Jesus Christ that we are united with Him. Easter takes us beyond the Cross of sorrow and disappointment to the joy and hope that comes from knowing the Risen Lord. This experience of Christ transformed the disciples.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Easter Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:33:28 -0400
New Catholics share journey to the Church /features/item/36601-new-catholics-share-journey-to-the-church /features/item/36601-new-catholics-share-journey-to-the-church

This Easter, about 500 men, women and children in the Archdiocese of Vancouver joined or entered into full Communion with the Catholic Church. Catechumens — individuals who are not yet baptized — receive the ChurchöÏÓãÊÓƵapp sacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation and First Communion. Candidates who are already baptized will be received into full communion, receiving the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. 

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canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) Easter Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Cross crafting open eyes to ChristöÏÓãÊÓƵapp sacrifice /features/item/36606-cross-crafting-open-eyes-to-christ-s-sacrifice /features/item/36606-cross-crafting-open-eyes-to-christ-s-sacrifice

Students at a Catholic school in Brooklin, Ont., have deepened their understanding of Holy Week through the process of crafting their own personal Crosses. 

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lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Easter Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400
ParishöÏÓãÊÓƵapp passion comes to play /features/item/36608-parish-s-passion-comes-to-play /features/item/36608-parish-s-passion-comes-to-play

In 2023, a company of cast and crew produced the musical passion play The Power of the Cross they hoped would uplift and unify the congregation of St. Padre Pio Parish in Kleinberg, Ont., following the long years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It proved a smashing success, as nearly 700 people attended the evening showing on Palm Sunday, and more than $30,000 was raised for the church. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Easter Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400
ChristöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Passion through the eyes of a child /features/item/36609-christ-s-passion-through-the-eyes-of-a-child /features/item/36609-christ-s-passion-through-the-eyes-of-a-child

St. Ignatius Parish prepared its youth for Easter in what is becoming an annual tradition at the Winnipeg parish.

On Good Friday, St. Ignatius was hosting its second ChildrenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Way of the Cross — an event run by and for kids. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp an interactive and family-oriented experience that engages kids in the traditional observance of the Stations of the Cross. 

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lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Easter Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Adoration focuses on GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp call to serve /features/item/36602-adoration-focuses-on-god-s-call-to-serve /features/item/36602-adoration-focuses-on-god-s-call-to-serve

Classrooms, offices and chapels across the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) are animated by the power of prayer this Lenten season.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Easter Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:50:38 -0400
Catholic social teaching shows the Way /features/item/36600-catholic-social-teaching-shows-the-way /features/item/36600-catholic-social-teaching-shows-the-way

Catholic social teaching has driven the Diocese of SaskatoonöÏÓãÊÓƵapp annual Good Friday outdoor Way of the Cross tradition since it was established 24 years ago.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Easter Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:44:53 -0400
Easter chant gives Filipinos fulfillment /features/item/36590-easter-chant-gives-filipinos-fulfillment /features/item/36590-easter-chant-gives-filipinos-fulfillment

For Filipino Catholic Mission of Montreal (FCMM) parishioner Noemi ‘Mimi’ Tuvida, the recitation of Pasyon Mahal is both a welcome beginning to Holy Week and an opportunity to participate in a uniquely Filipino devotion.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Easter Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:21:17 -0400
Students bring Easter message to younger peers /features/item/36589-students-bring-easter-message-to-younger-peers /features/item/36589-students-bring-easter-message-to-younger-peers

Twelfth graders at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School inspired younger students at the Toronto school to prepare their hearts and minds for celebrating Easter.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Easter Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:17:07 -0400
A Holy Week excellent adventure /features/item/36588-a-holy-week-excellent-adventure /features/item/36588-a-holy-week-excellent-adventure

Tracey Jemmeson, the first-year principal of Thomas D’Arcy McGee Catholic Elementary School in Ottawa, heard positive advance buzz about Annunciation of the Lord ParishöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Holy Week Adventure from her colleagues and fellow congregants.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Easter Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:52:49 -0400