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The messages of Lent and Easter season hit very close to home for Catholic author Mary Lenaburg.
Students aim to ease seniors’ isolation
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA group of Toronto high school students is spreading some Easter season cheer and brightening the days of residents in a retirement residence.
Easter Drawing Contest 2021 winners
By Catholic Register StaffTwo of the most joyous occasions in the Catholic calendar are Christmas and Easter, and they are made ever more joyous seen through the eyes of young people.
St. Michael's Choir School returns to Toronto cathedral for Easter
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAfter a long year of vocal restrictions, students and staff at St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Choir School are thrilled they’ll be lending their voices to Mass at St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Cathedral-Basilica again, albeit with safety protocols in place.
EasteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp date: One faith, two calendars
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- If you’ve ever wondered whatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp behind the calendar chaos of Easter, look no further than the sun and the moon.
Confronting death: Jesus’ last words open us up to our vulnerability, frailty
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThinking about a horrible death doesn’t come naturally to 21st-century humans, even on Good Friday.
The Last Supper artwork finds familiar home
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAfter decades hanging in Connie LeonöÏÓãÊÓƵapp dining room, a compelling depiction of The Last Supper has found a new home at St. Joseph Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School.
Good Friday procession on hiatus for second year
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe annual Good Friday procession that brings the Stations of the Cross to life in the streets of TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Little Italy has been cancelled for the second straight year due to COVID-19.
Listening to voice of the hearing impaired
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAs the father of two hearing-impaired daughters, musician and Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Markus de Domenico wants to make sure children of all hearing abilities can appreciate the beauty of song.
Dancing to the LordöÏÓãÊÓƵapp will
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMaribel MaryogaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp career as a dancer took her to some exciting places.
Seminarian has the music in him
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterDeacon Patrick Salah did portray a priest during playtime at home when he was very young, but the Halifax, N.S., product first truly felt the call to serve the Lord shortly after his first year of Bachelor of Music studies at Dalhousie University in 2011.