Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:33:27 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Brampton park named for slain defender of persecuted Christians /item/34644-brampton-park-named-for-slain-defender-of-persecuted-christians /item/34644-brampton-park-named-for-slain-defender-of-persecuted-christians

Shahbaz Bhatti, declared Servant of God by Pope Francis in 2012, has a special place in the hearts of thousands of Pakistani Canadians who fled their country to find safety and freedom of religion here. 

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Brampton's St. AnthonyƵapp youth help lead outdoor Stations of the Cross /item/24885-brampton-s-st-anthony-s-youth-help-lead-outdoor-stations-of-the-cross /item/24885-brampton-s-st-anthony-s-youth-help-lead-outdoor-stations-of-the-cross

Without the suffering and bloodshed of the Passion of Christ, we could not receive His mercy and forgiveness. For the last 27 years, St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Brampton, Ont., has put on a outdoor Stations of the Cross throughout the city.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:58:00 -0400
Chris Bray band rocks St. AnthonyƵapp parish /item/23212-chris-bray-band-rocks-st-anthony-s-parish /item/23212-chris-bray-band-rocks-st-anthony-s-parish

BRAMPTON, ONT. – St. Anthony of Padua youth group hosted a charity concert on Sept. 23 with London-born worship singer Chris Bray to help mark the parishƵapp 40th anniversary.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 30 Sep 2016 07:00:00 -0400
Brampton's St. Elias rises out of the ashes /item/23202-brampton-s-st-elias-rises-out-of-the-ashes /item/23202-brampton-s-st-elias-rises-out-of-the-ashes

BRAMPTON, ONT. – The material world is temporary, and the congregation at St. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church knows this better than most.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:30:00 -0400
Felician Sisters mark 50 years in education /item/20370-felician-sisters-mark-50-years-in-education /item/20370-felician-sisters-mark-50-years-in-education

BRAMPTON, ONT. - The Dufferin-Peel community celebrated 50 years of Felician education on May 29-31. The milestone anniversary was held in honour of the Felician Sisters’ groundbreaking contribution to Catholic education in Ontario.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:00:00 -0400
Dufferin-Peel school first in GTA to be named after Pope Francis /item/20310-dufferin-peel-school-first-in-gta-to-be-named-after-pope-francis /item/20310-dufferin-peel-school-first-in-gta-to-be-named-after-pope-francis

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Brampton, Ont., will be home to the first Catholic school in the Greater Toronto Area named after Pope Francis.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada: Toronto-GTA Wed, 27 May 2015 12:30:00 -0400
Brampton church attracts early risers for canonizations /features/item/18039-brampton-church-attracts-early-risers-for-canonizations /features/item/18039-brampton-church-attracts-early-risers-for-canonizations

Brampton, Ont. - Polish Catholics flocked to St. Eugene de Mazenod parish in the early morning to celebrate the canonization of St. John Paul II, a son of Poland and beloved pope of the universal Church.
St. EugeneƵapp houses a first-class relic of St. John Paul II, three drops of his blood located below a statue of the pontiff.

On April 27, by 3 a.m. parishioners had already begun to arrive to pray. They listened to broadcasts from local priests who were present at the canonization in Rome.

Fr. Peter Nowak celebrated mass at 4 a.m. in both English and Polish. He opened mass by giving thanks to both popes — St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II — being canonized on this Divine Mercy Sunday.

“We are, for the most part, people of the head,” he said. “Yet both of these saints spoke to the heart, spoke from the heart.”

Nowak called St. John XXIII someone who simply felt the call of God in his heart. This “caretaker pope,” he said, stretched out his arms to welcome the 20th century and tear down barriers between the faithful and clergy. He wanted the basic language of the Church to be the language of love, said Nowak.

He went on to say that St. John XXIII was the beginning and St. John Paul II was the natural progression, carrying out what the former pope started.

By 5 a.m., parishioners lined up to venerate the relic of St. John Paul II before walking out into the sunrise on this historic day.
More to come from The Catholic Register.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Papal Canonizations Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:00:00 -0400
This year's Ordinandi Dinner attracts record crowd /item/15948-this-years-ordinandi-dinner-attracts-record-crowd /item/15948-this-years-ordinandi-dinner-attracts-record-crowd

BRAMPTON, ONT. - The two men who will be ordained priests in the archdiocese of Toronto this spring were honoured at the annual Ordinandi Dinner March 5 at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, where they shared the stories of how they were called to the priesthood.

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vanessa@catholicregister.org (Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:35:04 -0500
Nine Brampton students involved in Twitter attacks /item/15451-nine-brampton-students-suspended-over-twitter-attacks /item/15451-nine-brampton-students-suspended-over-twitter-attacks

BRAMPTON, ONT. - Nine high school students in Brampton learned this week that while talk may be cheap, tweeting isn't.

"Over the weekend it came to the attention of the administration at the school that some disparaging, offensive and totally inappropriate comments were directed at specific teachers at St. Marguerite d'Youville School," said Bruce Campbell, director of communication for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. "The school investigated and found nine students involved in a Twitter discussion."

While Campbell wasn't able to say exactly how the school became aware of the comments, he did say in the past students, parents and staff members have brought similar comments to the attention of school administration.

In this case the remarks made ranged from sexually explicit comments to messages of violent aggression directed specifically at three of the school's teachers — two female and one male.

Punishments varied in severity based on the degree in which each student participated in the "extremely derogatory" conversation. The nine were sent home Nov. 21, with five students receiving suspensions — two students hit with seven-day suspensions, the others with two-day suspensions.  

"The remaining two students, who's remarks were the most outrageous, received seven-day suspensions, they have to write letters of apology and they have been removed from the classrooms of those teachers whom these disparaging remarks were directed," said Campbell. "Peel police were actually called in to speak with a couple of them regarding the tone of the remarks. No charges were laid but two students were given a warning."

Campbell said none of the students were known for causing trouble in the past.

"These were good kids who made a bad decision."

Although the board is still developing a policy specifically regarding social media, these comments fall under the Catholic Code of Conduct's section on conduct injurious to the moral tone of the school.

Campbell said there is a good lesson to be learned out of all of this, which the school's principal has been echoing in the morning announcements during Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week in Ontario.

"Bullying, cyber-bullying or any kind of bullying is wrong," said Campbell. "Once you use social media it's not a conversation directly between you and two or three or four friends; it's out there.

"Regardless of whether it's during the day, off time, the weekend or in the summer, if somebody makes remarks directly related to somebody at the school — whether it be faculty, staff, admin or student — they should be aware that that has impact on the moral tone of the school and if we find out about it we're going to act on it."

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:39:28 -0500
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BRAMPTON, ONT. - A group of Brampton high school students are finding out if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen — and away from the cameras.

Rogers TV is going into the kitchen at BramptonƵapp Cardinal Leger Secondary School where hospitality and tourism students star in a new reality TV series, CardinalƵapp High School Cafe. The show features Grade 12 students operating all aspects of an upscale bistro, and itƵapp not just the kitchen that gets heated.  

The show first aired on Sept. 3, the opener of a six-episode season that features mainly five students, one per episode, and the challenges and struggles they encounter on the job and with each other. Episode six is the season finale where the students cook at their principalƵapp house for administrators. It airs Oct. 8.

“I want to keep the suspense, but all sorts of things go wrong on that episode,” said Kerry Greco, the showƵapp community producer and the schoolƵapp hospitality and tourism teacher.  

Greco, after 20 years experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, including owning her own pub and restaurant, started teaching English when she first entered the education field. But when she realized that tourism and hospitality would be offered, she wanted to make students aware of the opportunities available to them.

She had approached Rogers about giving students a chance to show off their culinary skills, which landed students the gig of cooking demonstrations on daytime. Then Greco pitched the idea of reality TV.

“Students who are not always successful in the traditional academic environment can really thrive in the hospitality program,” Greco said.

The first student to be featured on the show, Chris Kelloway, discovered the joy of cooking at age 10.
In Grade 10, he enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Specialist High Skills Major program and stayed until Grade 12.

“I just had a passion for cooking and putting all my creativity into dishes I had made,” he said.

At the bistro, Kelloway and the students in the program served students, faculty and local community members, including seniors from a nearby residence.

Greco tapped into funds available for students enrolled in the Specialist High Skills Major in hospitality and tourism, and thatƵapp how the cafe, equipped with an industrial kitchen, was built.

“They learn what it is to actually serve in the exact same manner that they would if they were working in a high-end restaurant,” Greco said, a lesson that includes dealing with conflict in the kitchen.

But KellowayƵapp favourite aspect of the experience is how they “all co-existed together in one team” to ensure “customers had a great experience.” He has no regrets.

The biggest challenge the students faced, running a fast-paced restaurant, remains the same whether or not they were on camera, said Greco.

“ThereƵapp always challenges with making sure that the food is executed to the tables properly and the service is executed properly.”

But the cameras did cause additional stress.

“The best part of the program is that it forces students to really be the star of their own life.

“If you’re there and you’re on camera doing the show, you’re accountable for everything you do,” Greco said.

Off-camera, one of GrecoƵapp past students went on to attend Chef Gordon RamsayƵapp culinary academy in London that offers a Cordon Bleu diploma. And since filming season one of the show between February and June, his last semester at Cardinal Leger, Kelloway has graduated and is now beginning his career in culinary management at George Brown College.

“My most treasured story, the very first graduate from the program was the first from her entire family to graduate from high school.

“And I think thatƵapp why the program is there, because she was able to visualize the success that she could have in a very real way,” Greco said.

The bistro is open every Friday at the school for all three lunches, with quality meals such as New York steak on the menu for about $7 or $8.

CardinalƵapp High School Cafe airs Monday nights at 11 p.m.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Youth Speak News Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:31:49 -0400