Features Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:34:38 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Beyond high school: Preparing for lifeƵapp next big step /features/item/33032-beyond-high-school-preparing-for-life-s-next-big-step /features/item/33032-beyond-high-school-preparing-for-life-s-next-big-step

In May of 1968 student protesters in Paris put up signs that read, “Be realistic — demand the impossible.” Other signs read, “Life, quickly.” Meanwhile in the United States young people rose up in disgust over their governmentƵapp conduct of the Vietnam War and Canadian universities began filling up with American draft dodgers.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400
The gift of Catholic education /features/item/33028-the-gift-of-catholic-education /features/item/33028-the-gift-of-catholic-education

The story is told that Albert Einstein met with his graduate students in Physics at Princeton University to provide them with their final examination. After distributing the exam, he walked out. His teaching assistant walked out with him.

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Catholic Education Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:50:27 -0400
Lockdown takes toll on kids’ mental health /item/33012-lockdown-takes-toll-on-kids-mental-health /item/33012-lockdown-takes-toll-on-kids-mental-health

Marina Calo has been trying to manage the online education of her five-year-old son and says it has not been easy.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:59:35 -0400
Portrait of St. Kateri survives devastating church fire on Easter Sunday /item/32984-portrait-of-st-kateri-survives-devastating-church-fire-on-easter-sunday /item/32984-portrait-of-st-kateri-survives-devastating-church-fire-on-easter-sunday

Amidst the rubble left by the fire that consumed St. Theresa Point Catholic Church on Easter Sunday laid a picture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha almost completely intact.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:11:40 -0400
Presentation Manor retirement home endures pandemic with strong community /item/32955-presentation-manor-retirement-home-endures-pandemic-with-strong-community /item/32955-presentation-manor-retirement-home-endures-pandemic-with-strong-community

The day Presentation Manor went into lockdown for COVID-19 was Charles HendrickƵapp birthday, but he wasn’t there to celebrate. He had died the previous October of pancreatic cancer.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:19:31 -0400
Go forth with a message of hope and joy /features/item/32932-go-forth-with-a-message-of-hope-and-joy /features/item/32932-go-forth-with-a-message-of-hope-and-joy

The following is the Easter message from Archbishop Richard Gagnon, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of Winnipeg:

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Easter Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Family tradition brings taste of Italy to Easter /features/item/32929-family-tradition-brings-taste-of-italy-to-easter /features/item/32929-family-tradition-brings-taste-of-italy-to-easter

Lamb stew might not be typical Easter cuisine in North America, but for Elisa Pasini and her family it is an Italian delicacy steeped in tradition.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Easter Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0400
Catholic teen to aid parents, siblings joining Church /features/item/32928-catholic-teen-to-aid-parents-siblings-joining-church /features/item/32928-catholic-teen-to-aid-parents-siblings-joining-church

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Marco Pantoja III has a room much like any other 18-year-old: a navy blue New England Patriots flag for his favourite NFL team, handfuls of awards from his years playing soccer and a tiny green sign for Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., where he will attend in the fall.

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Easter Sat, 03 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Sisters find sounds of silence at Easter /features/item/32925-sisters-find-sounds-of-silence-at-easter /features/item/32925-sisters-find-sounds-of-silence-at-easter

MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Israel -- The palm tree fronds in the convent garden of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary rustle loudly in the brisk wind of an early spring dust storm, but, stepping into the chapel of the Church of the Beatitudes, there is silence.

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Easter Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0400
Author ministers through the brokenness /features/item/32922-author-ministers-through-the-brokenness /features/item/32922-author-ministers-through-the-brokenness

The messages of Lent and Easter season hit very close to home for Catholic author Mary Lenaburg.

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Easter Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:40:05 -0400