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Arts

Faith, humour go to work on tumour

WASHINGTON -- Jeannie Gaffigan didn’t initially set out to write a book about having her brain tumour removed.

Homeschooling mom fills in gap on martyrs

VANCOUVER -- Vancouver mom Bonnie Way has long been inspired by the Canadian martyrs, eight Jesuit missionaries who in the 1600s gave their lives to preach the Gospel to North AmericaƵapp Indigenous peoples.

AuthorƵapp pillars could use extra support

With gratitude, generosity and mindfulness as his three foundational pillars, Fr. Darrin Gurr wants to examine a spirituality of stewardship. The result is a helpful guide to those who want to find meaning in acts of generosity, but the book lacks originality and some of its themes remain undeveloped. 

'Two Popes' in search of truth

Anthony McCarten wants the truth and nothing but the truth. To get at the truth, he has made up a fictional dialogue between the ChurchƵapp two living popes.

Author aims to build a Christmas tradition

EDMONTON -- Sometimes the best gifts are not bought at a shopping mall, wrapped in paper and tied with ribbon.

Hallelujah! Handel's Messiah still has special quality for choristers decades later

When Susan Worthington gets home from “Messiah” rehearsals with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir sheƵapp hungry and tired, but her brain is still full of music.

Seeking Jesus in people of the night

Award-winning columnist Deacon Robert Kinghorn has assembled a collection of his Catholic Register columns into a new book, The Church on the Street. In this excerpt, he explains his calling to minister to the forsaken on the streets of Toronto.

Book fails to cast new light on Nouwen

ItƵapp not entirely clear that Michael Higgins and Kevin Burns are all that interested in Henri Nouwen as a writer or a priest.  They’ve got bigger fish to fry — namely the Roman Catholic priesthood itself.

Rubens: The art of persuasion

Flowing from the brush of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, the art of persuasion is monumental, overwhelming, seductive and never quite as straightforward as it might at first appear.

Carnegie Hall artists help moms in need compose lullabies

NEW YORK -- Lullabies have been sung by parents to their children for time immemorial.

McLuhan and Trudeau: Penpals in new age

We live in the age of identity politics, where political and cultural battle lines are drawn around who and what we are. But this is not so new. Forty years ago, CanadaƵapp most powerful politician and its most famous academic were thinking together about media, message, image and identity.

Author gives readers food for the soul

Theologian, therapist and author Mary Marrocco is not the sort who imposes pat formulas or rules of thumb to living her Catholic faith. But she does have one rule.

Group evolves from prayer group to music ministry named iv24

The music produced by the band iv24 for young Catholics at high school retreats, young adult events and evenings of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament is more a by-product than anything else. The seven-member praise and worship band from Mississauga, Ont., didn’t start off trying to achieve close harmonies, infectious beats or uplifting melodies.