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In Love Never Fails: 120 Reflections, author Debra Herbeck compiles a list of what notable figures have said about love throughout history.
Students celebrate Bullying Awareness Week
By Lovely Juson, Youth Speak NewsTORONTO - Students across Ontario participated in Bullying Awareness Week, with those in the Toronto Catholic District School Board joining in this yearƵapp campaign “Stand Up! (to bullying),” which ran from Nov. 17-23.
ChildrenƵapp day calls attention to the vulnerability of kids
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - On the 20th anniversary of National Child Day in Canada, representatives from the Abrahamic religions reminded members of TorontoƵapp interfaith community that children have the right to practise their religion and receive religious teaching, according to the United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of a Child.
Combine prayer and meditation
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterA new book on meditation is inviting youth to take ownership of their prayer life. Guided Meditations for Young Catholics by Glynnis Hope B. Dawson is targeted at group leaders — catechists, youth ministers and teachers — to help them guide young people age 10 to 15 to a meaningful and relevant prayer life.
Teens clueless about love
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterHands shoot up from about a third of the room as Brad Henning asks a group of teens if they have ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend tell them “I love you.” Then he asks how many have found out the feelings of love weren’t real. The same hands go up. This is how Henning begins the talk he has been delivering for the past quarter century to boys and girls about life, love and sex.
Evangelization by fashion
By Beth Brown, Youth Speak NewsHALIFAX - Catholic Christian Outreach Halifax students are promoting evangelization by sporting new threads.
School for the sacraments
By Sarah Swist, Youth Speak NewsTORONTO - The Newman Centre at the University of TorontoƵapp downtown campus is hosting a Teaching Series on the Sacraments to help students deepen their understanding of sacramental life.
Exorcism the rite way
By Michael Chen, Youth Speak NewsTORONTO - TorontoƵapp Newman Centre hosted an exorcism movie night to coincide with Halloween to debunk HollywoodƵapp take on a very misunderstood religious rite.
Pope chooses beatitudes as themes for coming World Youth Days
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has asked Catholic young people around the world to read, meditate and act on the beatitudes as they celebrate World Youth Day in their dioceses in 2014 and 2015 and as they prepare to join him in Poland in 2016.
Steubenville Toronto lineup to attract youth
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Steubenville Toronto has announced the lineup and ministry team for the first youth conference of its kind to be held in CanadaƵapp largest city.
Catholic comics gently pokes fun at the faith
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterUpdated 11/11/13
Jason Bach exercises his faith by making fun of it.