Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:00:23 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Mission trip combines science with service /features/item/35505-mission-trip-combines-science-with-service /features/item/35505-mission-trip-combines-science-with-service

A unique mission trip offered at Holy Name of Mary College School blended medicine and philanthropy in a seminal journey to San Joaquin, an impoverished village of around 250 people, in the Dominican Republic.

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avecchiato@catholicregister.org (Angelica Vecchiato, Register Correspondent) Catholic Education Thu, 04 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400
The many become one in Christ /features/item/35504-the-many-become-one-in-christ /features/item/35504-the-many-become-one-in-christ

The theme for this yearƵapp Catholic Education Week, “We are Many, We Are One,” originated from Romans 12:5.

The passage reads: “We, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members, one of another.”

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 04 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400
Rock starƵapp reconciliation legacy a hit /features/item/35498-rock-star-s-reconciliation-legacy-a-hit /features/item/35498-rock-star-s-reconciliation-legacy-a-hit

The legacies of late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack, an Anishnawbe boy who never came home from residential school, are helping to transform Catholic education for the better.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Wed, 03 May 2023 13:54:10 -0400
A faith filled way of seeing the world /features/item/35497-a-faith-filled-way-of-seeing-the-world /features/item/35497-a-faith-filled-way-of-seeing-the-world

This month we will celebrate Catholic Education Week, a time for the community to recognize the importance of Catholic education in our province, where more than 500,000 students attend 1,135 elementary schools and 219 secondary schools encompassing 29 Catholic school boards.

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Catholic Education Wed, 03 May 2023 13:48:42 -0400
School steps up for Ukrainian refugees /features/item/35496-school-steps-up-for-ukrainian-refugees /features/item/35496-school-steps-up-for-ukrainian-refugees

As First Communion approaches for the St. Demetrius Catholic School community, many members who had fled Ukraine and its war found themselves in need of more than sacramental nourishment.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Wed, 03 May 2023 13:42:02 -0400
Janet Somerville, Catholic everywoman /item/35471-janet-somerville-catholic-everywoman /item/35471-janet-somerville-catholic-everywoman

Born into the Church, she balanced faith with social justice

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:08:16 -0400
Retreat aims to ‘nourish the soul’ /features/retreat-a-renewal-centres/item/35456-retreat-aims-to-nourish-the-soul /features/retreat-a-renewal-centres/item/35456-retreat-aims-to-nourish-the-soul

The Sisters of St. Joseph Toronto, the Archdiocese of TorontoƵapp vocations office and the Office of Catholic Youth have teamed up to help young adults grow in spiritual direction and discernment at a one-day retreat planned for April 22.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Retreat & Renewal Centres Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:20:27 -0400
CWL still making impact, 102 years on /features/retreat-a-renewal-centres/item/35455-cwl-still-making-impact-102-years-on /features/retreat-a-renewal-centres/item/35455-cwl-still-making-impact-102-years-on

Catholic women of faith from across the Greater Toronto Area will gather at the Ajax Convention Centre April 24-25 for the 102nd annual Toronto Diocesan Convention of the Catholic WomenƵapp League (CWL) of Canada.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Retreat & Renewal Centres Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:07:32 -0400
The story behind the photo /item/35450-the-story-behind-the-photo /item/35450-the-story-behind-the-photo

That nice new priest? Turns out it was Archbishop Leo.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:47:29 -0400
A parish reborn /item/35441-a-parish-reborn /item/35441-a-parish-reborn

Alberta town innovates by re-purposing IGA as its new spiritual home

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:48:38 -0400