Features Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:17:31 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb The Catholic Traveller: Sites of faith, history /item/29809-the-catholic-traveller /item/29809-the-catholic-traveller

Whether itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a pilgrimage or a family vacation or simply a day trip, there are plenty of interesting spots across Canada to visit this summer that are linked to the history and heritage of Catholicism. The list is long, but here we are offering a few suggestions across Canada.

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:31:56 -0400 The long and winding road to priesthood /item/29777-the-long-and-winding-road-to-priesthood /item/29777-the-long-and-winding-road-to-priesthood

It wasn’t an easy path to the priesthood for newly ordained Resurrectionist Fr. Raphael Ma.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:21:36 -0400 Family ties: The grandparents factor /item/29730-family-ties-the-grandparents-factor /item/29730-family-ties-the-grandparents-factor

Eighteen-year-old Rachel Kung is off to university this September, launching her independent, adult life. Her parents, Herbert and Jessica, might be nervous, but not Rachel. RachelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp confidence is backed up by her grandfather, Thomas.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:25:03 -0400 Close encounters /item/29671-close-encounters /item/29671-close-encounters

In between sold out events for thousands of people, Mike Mangione looks forward to quiet moments when itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp just him, his guitar, his harmonica and sometimes a tambourine in front of about 20 faces in the crowd. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:57:07 -0400 Parishes in ‘One Heart’ Campaign put special focus on youth ministry /features/item/29666-parishes-in-one-heart-campaign-put-special-focus-on-youth-ministry /features/item/29666-parishes-in-one-heart-campaign-put-special-focus-on-youth-ministry

WhatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp the secret ingredient to drawing young people to parish life?

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Hamilton Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:42:01 -0400 ‘We are all one big family’ /features/item/29665-we-are-all-one-big-family /features/item/29665-we-are-all-one-big-family

May is an exciting month in the Office of Youth Ministry for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton as it brings the annual Diocesan Youth Rally — an opportunity for hundreds of young people Grades 7-12 to gather for a day of prayer, celebration and encounter with the Lord. 

]]> Hamilton Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:32:53 -0400 Reflections from The Register 75 years ago on D-Day /features/item/29603-reflections-from-the-register-75-years-ago-on-d-day /features/item/29603-reflections-from-the-register-75-years-ago-on-d-day

June 6 marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one of the defining points of the Second World War as Allied forces invaded Europe for the final push to victory over Hitler.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Wed, 29 May 2019 15:04:06 -0400 June 6, 1944 ... D-Day: A consecrated crusade /item/29602-june-6-1944-d-day-a-consecrated-crusade /item/29602-june-6-1944-d-day-a-consecrated-crusade

ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a sense of critical urgency about marking the 75th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. 

ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp an urgency born of the practical fact of life that the surviving combatants being feted for their heroism during what became the liberation of France, and ultimately Europe, are extremely unlikely to be on Earth for an 80th commemoration.

]]> peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Features Wed, 29 May 2019 14:28:08 -0400 One Heart, One Soul campaign benefits are financial and more /features/item/29564-one-heart-one-soul-campaign-benefits-are-financial-and-more /features/item/29564-one-heart-one-soul-campaign-benefits-are-financial-and-more

Activities surrounding the $35-million One Heart, One Soul campaign are multiplying across the Diocese of Hamilton.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Hamilton Fri, 24 May 2019 10:17:05 -0400 Men of faith ... and signs of hope /features/item/29563-men-of-faith-and-signs-of-hope /features/item/29563-men-of-faith-and-signs-of-hope

ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp easy for a vocations director in North America to get discouraged. 

Vocations to the priesthood have been in decline everywhere in the world except Africa since 2012.

]]> Hamilton Fri, 24 May 2019 10:03:09 -0400