Features Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:34:17 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Ignatian principles drive St. PaulƵapp program /item/32256-ignatian-principles-drive-st-paul-s-program /item/32256-ignatian-principles-drive-st-paul-s-program

At a dinner honouring student leaders at the University of Manitoba, St. PaulƵapp College rector Chris Adams had a very Ignatian and Jesuit moment. Adams thought to himself, “What more should we be doing?”

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400
StudentƵapp fight for justice continues at Yale /item/32255-student-s-fight-for-justice-continues-at-yale /item/32255-student-s-fight-for-justice-continues-at-yale

Former Toronto Catholic District School Board student trustee Taylor Dallin has taken her fight for social justice to the halls of Yale University.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:34:49 -0400
Gift to Brescia will develop women leaders /item/32248-gift-to-brescia-will-develop-women-leaders /item/32248-gift-to-brescia-will-develop-women-leaders

A $200,000 gift from the RBC FoundationƵapp Future Launch program will help enhance leadership opportunities for the women at CanadaƵapp only womenƵapp university.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:19:09 -0400
Sisters take to social media to spread ChristƵapp message /features/call-to-service/item/32179-sisters-take-to-social-media-to-spread-christ-s-message /features/call-to-service/item/32179-sisters-take-to-social-media-to-spread-christ-s-message

Pointing people to Christ through mediums like Instagram and Facebook is a calling fit for a millennial nun and Sr. Amanda Marie Detry is a perfect fit.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Call to serve begins with LordƵapp guidance /features/call-to-service/item/32175-call-to-serve-begins-with-lord-s-guidance /features/call-to-service/item/32175-call-to-serve-begins-with-lord-s-guidance

Fr. Matthew McCarthy will take the cue from the Lord Himself for his guiding principles as he begins his journey as director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Toronto.

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Call to Service Sat, 03 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Catholic bikers get their motors running /features/call-to-service/item/32172-catholic-bikers-get-their-motors-running /features/call-to-service/item/32172-catholic-bikers-get-their-motors-running

VANCOUVER -- Wayne Reville first got his motorcycle licence at age 19, and he hasn’t lost his love for riding since.

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Call to Service Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Restoration of WindsorƵapp Assumption Church continues through pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A tour through the labyrinth of the attic of the more than century-and-a-half-old Our Lady of Assumption Church shows just how extensive and painstaking is the remediation work for the historic building, a Canadian landmark.

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Features Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400
Call to religious life has laundry room origins /features/call-to-service/item/32165-call-to-religious-life-has-laundry-room-origins /features/call-to-service/item/32165-call-to-religious-life-has-laundry-room-origins

Marvin-Paul Fernandez offered the first clue that a vocation to religious life could be in his future back when he was a little boy growing up in Laoag City in the Philippines’ Ilocos Norte province.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Shawl ministry generations in the making /features/call-to-service/item/32158-shawl-ministry-generations-in-the-making /features/call-to-service/item/32158-shawl-ministry-generations-in-the-making

Like countless generations of women in her family, Olga Ciaravella spends her evenings quietly crocheting prayer shawls for those in need.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:24:28 -0400
Faith paves the path of a 70-year journey /item/32138-faith-paves-the-path-of-a-70-year-journey /item/32138-faith-paves-the-path-of-a-70-year-journey

When Margaret and Paul O’Connor first met in 1946, they were teenagers enjoying a Catholic youth night at St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral in Toronto. As they swayed to the sounds of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, little did they know that one day they would celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0400