The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:21:00 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb At St. MikeƵapp mental health matters /item/37294-at-st-mike-s-mental-health-matters /item/37294-at-st-mike-s-mental-health-matters

In just under two years since taking on the inaugural role of Manager of Community Wellness (MCW), Emily VanBerkum-Farahat continues to be profoundly impacted by the strides the University of St. MichaelƵapp College is making for students’ mental health.

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lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:38:36 -0400
Faith transforms pain into determination /item/37293-faith-transforms-pain-into-determination /item/37293-faith-transforms-pain-into-determination

Marshall McLuhan, Jean Chrétien, Moira McQueen, and very soon, Anita Imperioli.

Assumption University, a Roman Catholic higher-education institute federated with the University of Windsor, recently announced that Imperioli, the founder of the non-profit organization In Honour of the Ones We Love, is the 2024-25 recipient of its Christian Culture Series Gold Medal.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:35:48 -0400
People first at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom /item/37292-people-first-at-our-lady-seat-of-wisdom /item/37292-people-first-at-our-lady-seat-of-wisdom

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College is celebrating a successful 25 years this year with staff and students alike fondly looking back on an institution that has grown steadily as it strives to educate the whole person. 

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lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:30:34 -0400
Student project gives back with art /features/catholic-education/item/37064-student-project-gives-back-with-art /features/catholic-education/item/37064-student-project-gives-back-with-art

As the new school year beckons, the incoming Grade 6 students at St. John XXIII Catholic School in Oshawa, Ont., are getting set to take the reins of the class's newly founded charitable e-commerce website.

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lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:13:56 -0400
St. Mary's taking learning outdoors this fall /features/catholic-education/item/37063-st-mary-s-taking-learning-outdoors-this-fall /features/catholic-education/item/37063-st-mary-s-taking-learning-outdoors-this-fall

Students at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering, Ont., are looking forward to the launch this fall of the school's long-awaited unique outdoor classroom.   

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lmandato@catholicregister.org (Luke Mandato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:06:46 -0400
Edmonton principal never feared change /features/catholic-education/item/37062-edmonton-principal-never-feared-change /features/catholic-education/item/37062-edmonton-principal-never-feared-change

Throughout her 39 years as a Catholic educator, Theresa Antonakis has never felt daunted by the idea of embracing change.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:59:50 -0400
History professor to catalogue the CaminoƵapp way /item/36540-history-professor-to-catalogue-the-camino-s-way /item/36540-history-professor-to-catalogue-the-camino-s-way

Pope Benedict XVI once said the network of pilgrims’ ways known as the Camino de Santiago is “a way sown with so many demonstrations of fervour, repentance, hospitality, art and culture which speak to us eloquently of the spiritual roots of the Old Continent.”

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:48:57 -0400
CanadaƵapp food security affects Jamaica /item/36539-canada-s-food-security-affects-jamaica /item/36539-canada-s-food-security-affects-jamaica

There is no enigmatic reason why Dr. Kristin Lozanski has been highly successful in researching the experiences of Jamaicans participating in CanadaƵapp Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in OntarioƵapp Niagara region over the past decade.

The method to her fruitful results? Showing up.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:39:08 -0400
Late archbishop key in B.C. colleges’ launch /item/36019-late-archbishop-key-in-b-c-colleges-launch /item/36019-late-archbishop-key-in-b-c-colleges-launch

Just before the turn of the new millennium, then Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner, like many others, was asking himself the question, “What will the future bring?”

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Higher Education Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400
Newman chaplain answers ‘call within a call’ /item/36018-newman-chaplain-answers-call-within-a-call /item/36018-newman-chaplain-answers-call-within-a-call

It is a long way from his native Igboland in Nigeria to the Newman Centre at McGill University, but Fr. Anthony Atansi finds himself as “at home” in one as the other.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Higher Education Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400