Features Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:37:07 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb SpiritualityƵapp healing ways aid cancer patients /features/retreat-a-renewal-centres/item/34777-spirituality-s-healing-ways-aid-cancer-patients /features/retreat-a-renewal-centres/item/34777-spirituality-s-healing-ways-aid-cancer-patients

For the 21 people who will participate in the Retreat for Cancer Patients and their Caregivers at Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Sept. 28, they will have an empathetic leader, one who has walked a mile in their shoes.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Retreat & Renewal Centres Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:55:15 -0400
Queen Elizabeth was a bridge of reconciliation between Catholics, Protestants /item/34759-queen-elizabeth-was-a-bridge-of-reconciliation-between-catholics-protestants /item/34759-queen-elizabeth-was-a-bridge-of-reconciliation-between-catholics-protestants

She was known to millions as “the Queen,” as if she was the only royal matriarch in the world. But she was no ordinary monarch. She was one of the last generation of leaders in the Western world who not only publicly declared her Christian faith but lived it.

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Features Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:18:07 -0400
Top scholars not bookworms you might think /features/catholic-education/item/34736-top-scholars-not-bookworms-you-might-think /features/catholic-education/item/34736-top-scholars-not-bookworms-you-might-think

Graduating with stellar grades isn’t easy but it also doesn’t mean having your head in a book all day. Just ask some of the York Catholic District School BoardƵapp 2022 top scholars.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:25:15 -0400
Br. André named boardƵapp patron saint /features/catholic-education/item/34735-br-andre-named-board-s-patron-saint /features/catholic-education/item/34735-br-andre-named-board-s-patron-saint

St. André Bessette has been named patron saint of OntarioƵapp Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) in recognition of the special place he has in the hearts of those in the region.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:43:27 -0400
School athletics set for big fall comeback /features/catholic-education/item/34719-school-athletics-set-for-big-fall-comeback /features/catholic-education/item/34719-school-athletics-set-for-big-fall-comeback

Chad Falk and his team at the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association (MHSAA) were hard at work during the summer preparing for a 2022-23 school year slated to be chockful of provincial competitions.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:43:42 -0400
Chaplain: just say no to violent sports /features/catholic-education/item/34718-chaplain-just-say-no-to-violent-sports /features/catholic-education/item/34718-chaplain-just-say-no-to-violent-sports

For the past decade, high school chaplain Tony Whelan has been raising the moral and ethical question as to whether violent sports should have a place in Catholic schools.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:40:23 -0400
St. MichaelƵapp principal returns to his roots /features/catholic-education/item/34717-st-michael-s-principal-returns-to-his-roots /features/catholic-education/item/34717-st-michael-s-principal-returns-to-his-roots

For Pat Daly, new principal of St. MichaelƵapp College School, walking the halls of the prestigious all-boys Catholic school in Toronto feels like coming back to his roots.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:28:38 -0400
St. PaulƵapp celebrates two centuries of open doors /item/34716-st-paul-s-celebrates-two-centuries-of-open-doors /item/34716-st-paul-s-celebrates-two-centuries-of-open-doors

Two hundred years ago, St. PaulƵapp Basilica was the only Catholic church between Windsor and Kingston, making it “ground zero of Catholic life in Toronto,” according to pastor Fr. Bob O’Brien.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:18:59 -0400
Exploring the Catholicity of 'Pinocchio' /item/34690-exploring-the-catholicity-of-pinocchio /item/34690-exploring-the-catholicity-of-pinocchio

A wooden puppet who dreamed of becoming a real boy takes centre stage at a mini-conference in Saskatoon hosted by Rebuilding Catholic Culture Sept. 2 and 3.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:27:08 -0400
Analysis: What Canadians, Catholics can expect from papal visit /item/34628-analysis-what-canadians-catholics-can-expect-from-papal-visit /item/34628-analysis-what-canadians-catholics-can-expect-from-papal-visit

Standing at the brink of history, it is impossible not to wonder whatƵapp on the other side. Pope Francis’ six-day penitential pilgrimage through Canada will certainly be historic. There has never been a papal journey like this. But thereƵapp more to it that just originality.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:04:33 -0400