Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:06:35 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Live and learn: Education outside the classroom /features/item/27862-live-and-learn-education-outside-the-classroom /features/item/27862-live-and-learn-education-outside-the-classroom

When Grade 10 students at Bishop James Mahoney High School in Saskatoon learned about motion in physics class last year, they weren’t in a classroom. Instead, they met with former Air Force pilots at an airport hangar.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:55:23 -0400
SaskapriestƵapp ministry finds online audience /features/call-to-service/item/26099-saskapriest-s-ministry-finds-online-audience /features/call-to-service/item/26099-saskapriest-s-ministry-finds-online-audience

Fr. Darryl Millette is one social media savvy priest. He podcasts his homilies, has over 3,000 followers on Twitter and extends his ministry through a cleverly named blog — Saskapriest.

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mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 01 Oct 2017 08:24:36 -0400
Bishop Hagemoen appointed to lead Saskatoon diocese /item/26020-bishop-hagemoen-appointed-to-saskatoon /item/26020-bishop-hagemoen-appointed-to-saskatoon

Bishop Mark A. Hagemoen has been named the new bishop of the Diocese of Saskatoon.

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mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:30:39 -0400
Catholic universities take next step in Truth and Reconciliation /features/catholic-education/item/21844-catholic-universities-take-next-step-in-truth-and-reconciliation /features/catholic-education/item/21844-catholic-universities-take-next-step-in-truth-and-reconciliation

The Truth and Reconciliation process examining past wrongs done to CanadaƵapp First Nations people may be complete, but for Catholic universities the time to respond to the TRCƵapp “Call to Action” has just begun.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Education Sat, 27 Feb 2016 14:00:02 -0500
Truth and Reconciliation positive for First Nations /item/20653-truth-and-reconciliation-positive-for-first-nations /item/20653-truth-and-reconciliation-positive-for-first-nations

Although a national poll showed Canada appears divided on the value of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Catholic Church leaders said a positive impact has already been felt among native communities.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400
Dialogue is a Church reality /item/20171-dialogue-is-a-church-reality /item/20171-dialogue-is-a-church-reality

TORONTO - When Pope Francis talks about dialogue heƵapp not advancing an agenda or solving the political problems of the Church, SaskatoonƵapp Bishop Don Bolen told audiences in Waterloo, Ont., and Toronto at a pair of lectures on ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 02 May 2015 16:00:00 -0400
Healing body, mind and spirit through art /features/arts/item/20001-healing-body-mind-and-spirit-through-art /features/arts/item/20001-healing-body-mind-and-spirit-through-art

SASKATOON - Many factors contribute to a positive healing experience at a hospital, including medical expertise and respectful and compassionate care by physicians, health care personnel, staff and volunteers. But for patients at St. PaulƵapp Hospital, where core values include holistic care, the process of healing the body, mind and spirit is enhanced through art.

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Arts News Sun, 05 Apr 2015 02:00:00 -0400
Saskatoon latest diocese to begin diaconate program /features/call-to-service/item/18930-saskatoon-latest-diocese-to-begin-diaconate-program /features/call-to-service/item/18930-saskatoon-latest-diocese-to-begin-diaconate-program

SASKATOON - Saskatoon Bishop Donald Bolen is accepting the recommendation of a 12-member committee to move ahead with a permanent diaconate program for the Prairie diocese. 

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Call to Service Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:00:00 -0400
Artist HallƵapp latest work blessed at Saskatoon cathedral /features/arts/item/18350-artist-hall-s-latest-work-blessed-at-saskatoon-cathedral /features/arts/item/18350-artist-hall-s-latest-work-blessed-at-saskatoon-cathedral

SASKATOON - Toronto artist Sarah Hall was in Saskatoon as her latest work, housed in the Queen of Peace Chapel at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, was blessed by Bishop Donald Bolen. 

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Arts News Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:00:00 -0400
The healing power of forgiveness /opinion/columnists/item/14391-the-healing-power-of-forgiveness /opinion/columnists/item/14391-the-healing-power-of-forgiveness

The other day, I finished a terrific page-turner and then picked up the newspaper to read about the latest attacks on the Christian faith, this time in Saskatchewan. They were two seemingly unrelated things that really got me thinking, searching deep down.

The book is best-seller Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand about a courageous American airman during the Second World War. If you’ve not read it, pick it up because itƵapp difficult to put down. But letƵapp talk about Saskatchewan first.

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robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Robert Brehl Tue, 01 May 2012 16:37:02 -0400