Features Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:07:21 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb On the trail to help women escape abuse /item/34358-on-the-trail-to-help-women-escape-abuse /item/34358-on-the-trail-to-help-women-escape-abuse

On May 1, mother of three Linda Murphy began a 900-kilometre hike along OntarioƵapp Bruce Trail to raise money for domestic violence survivors across Canada.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 04 May 2022 12:33:23 -0400
Full STEAM ahead for girls /features/item/34346-full-steam-ahead-for-girls /features/item/34346-full-steam-ahead-for-girls

A predominantly female robotics team from TorontoƵapp St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School is helping to expand the face of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:08:05 -0400
Speaker to share tips on raising happy kids /features/item/34345-speaker-to-share-tips-on-raising-happy-kids /features/item/34345-speaker-to-share-tips-on-raising-happy-kids

While many are emerging to a sense of normalcy after two years years of dark clouds and closures due to the pandemic, many parents have been left with ongoing concerns for their childrenƵapp mental health and wellbeing.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:57:45 -0400
Students take ‘Chance’ on music contest /features/item/34344-students-take-chance-on-music-contest /features/item/34344-students-take-chance-on-music-contest

Music composed by students at St. Brother André Catholic High School in Markham, Ont., is the official theme song for this yearƵapp Catholic Education Week festivities across the province.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:43:35 -0400
Loretto College Ukraine donation aims to make a difference /item/34339-loretto-college-ukraine-donation-aims-to-make-a-difference /item/34339-loretto-college-ukraine-donation-aims-to-make-a-difference

All labelled and sorted, in bags and boxes, the Loretto College School chapel is crammed with stuff — all of it headed for Ukraine by way of St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in TorontoƵapp west end.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:04:36 -0400
Christian culture best served by democracy /item/34330-christian-culture-best-served-by-democracy /item/34330-christian-culture-best-served-by-democracy

If the definition of “freedom fighter” is in the eyes of the beholder, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau beholds Ukrainians.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:16:33 -0400
Stars are born: students put talents on film /features/item/34328-stars-are-born-students-put-talents-on-film /features/item/34328-stars-are-born-students-put-talents-on-film

The Mississauga East family of Catholic schools is holding its first annual student film festival, celebrating talent and providing a forum to share youth creativity during Catholic Education Week.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:44:35 -0400
Catholic education plants seeds of faith /features/item/34327-catholic-education-plants-seeds-of-faith /features/item/34327-catholic-education-plants-seeds-of-faith

In Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Christus Vivit of March 2019, the Pope boldly states that Catholic schools must “seek to welcome all young people regardless of their religious choices, cultural origin and personal, family or social situation. In this way the Church makes a fundamental contribution to the individual education of the young in various parts of the world.” 

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Catholic Education Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:39:36 -0400
Students take the lead on social justice /features/item/34326-students-take-the-lead-on-social-justice /features/item/34326-students-take-the-lead-on-social-justice

A group of Scarborough 11th graders have committed to being agents for change when it comes to social justice.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:30:15 -0400
National title, MVP honours cap varsity career /item/34300-national-title-mvp-honours-cap-varsity-career /item/34300-national-title-mvp-honours-cap-varsity-career

U Sports womenƵapp basketball tournament MVP Jama Bin-Edward of the Ryerson Rams is still coming down from the high of an undefeated season which culminated in the programƵapp first national title in early April.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:49:02 -0400