The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:11:19 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb YSN Summer Reads 2019 /item/29811-ysn-summer-reads-2019 /item/29811-ysn-summer-reads-2019

Summer is here which means the busyness of the school year is gone. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp the perfect time to unplug from the real world and curl up with a good book. ThatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp why The Catholic Register and Youth Speak News have put together a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers will love.

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ysn@catholicregister.org (Youth Speak News) Youth Speak News Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:55:39 -0400
Charles Lewis: Writings connect the dots of creation /opinion/columnists/item/28806-charles-lewis-writings-connect-the-dots-of-creation /opinion/columnists/item/28806-charles-lewis-writings-connect-the-dots-of-creation

One of the great joys of dealing with chronic pain is that I can read books about the faith all the time without feeling guilty. 

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Register Columnists Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:25:03 -0500
Fr. Raymond J. De Souza: Four friends (and authors) offer nice Christmas gifts /opinion/columnists/item/28610-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-four-friends-and-authors-offer-nice-christmas-gifts /opinion/columnists/item/28610-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-four-friends-and-authors-offer-nice-christmas-gifts

An alumna of our Newman House chaplaincy at QueenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp University offers an inspiring model of reading — of actual books. 

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fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Register Columnists Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:12:16 -0500
Charles Lewis: Catholic books that top my Christmas list /opinion/columnists/item/28568-charles-lewis-catholic-books-that-top-my-christmas-list /opinion/columnists/item/28568-charles-lewis-catholic-books-that-top-my-christmas-list

I love making lists. It is how I fall asleep at night. Sometimes I try to name every baseball club and at least one player from each team, or think of 10 music albums I would bring with me should I ever be sent to an offshore penal colony or to the opera.

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Register Columnists Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:25:12 -0500
Tiny Catholic publisher thinking big /features/arts/item/28494-tiny-catholic-publisher-thinking-big /features/arts/item/28494-tiny-catholic-publisher-thinking-big

OTTAWA – In a dog-eat-dog book publishing world where many houses fail or get gobbled up by conglomerates, the fact little Justin Press held its 10th annual book launch Nov. 7 is news.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Arts News Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:01:17 -0500
Randy Boyagoda's new literary venture explores the Catholic faith in school atmosphere /features/arts/item/28154-randy-boyagoda-s-new-literary-venture-explores-the-catholic-faith-in-school-atmosphere /features/arts/item/28154-randy-boyagoda-s-new-literary-venture-explores-the-catholic-faith-in-school-atmosphere

Some might say that Randy Boyagoda is a lot like Prin, the protagonist of his third novel. Both are Catholic university professors with a Sri Lankan background and four daughters. 

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Arts News Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:23:45 -0400
YSN Reads: Our best books for summer reading /item/27621-ysn-reads-our-best-books-for-summer-reading /item/27621-ysn-reads-our-best-books-for-summer-reading

Summer is here which means the busyness of the school year is gone. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp the perfect time to unplug from the real world and curl up with a good book. ThatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp why The Catholic Register and Youth Speak News have put together a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers will love. Stay tuned to our growing list of summer reads: 


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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Youth Speak News Wed, 11 Jul 2018 08:35:38 -0400
G.K. Chesterton's sainthood cause may soon be opened /home/international/item/27480-g-k-chesterton-s-sainthood-cause-may-soon-be-opened /home/international/item/27480-g-k-chesterton-s-sainthood-cause-may-soon-be-opened NORTHAMPTON, England – As an investigation into the life of Catholic apologist G.K. Chesterton nears a close, admirers of the English writer voiced hope that his sainthood cause could soon be opened.
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International Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:09:20 -0400
Saskatoon mom and daughter team up for prayer book /features/arts/item/27078-saskatoon-mom-and-daughter-team-up-for-prayer-book /features/arts/item/27078-saskatoon-mom-and-daughter-team-up-for-prayer-book

SASKATOON – Leah Perrault was already the author of two books when a publisher approached her last summer about writing a family-oriented resource book for Lent.

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Arts News Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:49:23 -0400