The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:01:10 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Sisters take to social media to spread ChristöÏÓãÊÓƵapp message /features/call-to-service/item/32179-sisters-take-to-social-media-to-spread-christ-s-message /features/call-to-service/item/32179-sisters-take-to-social-media-to-spread-christ-s-message

Pointing people to Christ through mediums like Instagram and Facebook is a calling fit for a millennial nun and Sr. Amanda Marie Detry is a perfect fit.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Religious order takes discernment online /item/32129-religious-order-takes-discernment-online /item/32129-religious-order-takes-discernment-online

COVID-19 has put significant roadblocks in the path of many religious communities and apostolates striving to help young Catholics discover their vocation.

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Youth Speak News Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:16:23 -0400
Sisters re-constructing a solid future /item/31053-sisters-re-constructing-a-solid-future /item/31053-sisters-re-constructing-a-solid-future

Where many people would be tempted by the money they could reap by selling a property in a desirable Toronto location to condo developers, the Daughters of St. Paul are staying put to continue their mission in a place that is home. And has been home for decades.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:30:32 -0500
ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp beauty in 'The Young Pope,' says Sr. Helena /features/arts/item/24247-there-s-beauty-in-the-young-pope-says-sr-helena /features/arts/item/24247-there-s-beauty-in-the-young-pope-says-sr-helena

For those suffering from a frail, forgotten or non-existent belief in God, the HBO mini-series The Young Pope has a message that may change some minds, says Sr. Helena Burns.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Movie News Fri, 03 Feb 2017 12:00:00 -0500
Called from the wild to serve /features/call-to-service/item/21064-called-from-the-wild-to-serve /features/call-to-service/item/21064-called-from-the-wild-to-serve

Eagle River, Alaska, is a wilderness paradise with a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and clear rivers. In the 1970s it was a remote town where the closest grocery store was an houröÏÓãÊÓƵapp drive on a partially paved road. It was the ideal location to inspire a young woman to pursue a career in wildlife biology.

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Call to Service Sun, 11 Oct 2015 10:41:26 -0400
To Sr. Pacatte, it's all about the story /features/arts/item/20122-to-sr-pacatte-it-s-all-about-the-story /features/arts/item/20122-to-sr-pacatte-it-s-all-about-the-story

TORONTO - Sr. Rose Pacatte is first and foremost a storyteller. In her 47 years as a Daughter of St. Paul, she has great stories about answering her call to consecrated life, the joy she shares with her fellow sisters and the opportunities her congregation has given her.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Arts News Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:00:00 -0400
Daughters of St. Paul: media mavens for 100 years /item/19496-daughters-of-st-paul-media-mavens-for-100-years /item/19496-daughters-of-st-paul-media-mavens-for-100-years

TORONTO - Over the years, the strongest of Pauline Sisters could manage the huge printing presses and handle the massive rolls of paper — work that men usually did. But these women religious were determined to share the Gospel the way their founder thought best a century ago: The Daughters of St. Paul were made for media.

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0500
Changing times may call for changes in religious orders, pope says /faith/item/19283-changing-times-may-call-for-changes-in-religious-orders-pope-says /faith/item/19283-changing-times-may-call-for-changes-in-religious-orders-pope-says VATICAN CITY - Religious orders and the Vatican congregation that assists them must be bold in assessing whether current structures and practices help or hinder the proclamation of the Gospel, the pursuit of holiness and the service of the poor, Pope Francis said.

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Vatican Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:00:00 -0500
Sisters invite young women to the ’hood /item/18461-sisters-invite-young-women-to-the-hood /item/18461-sisters-invite-young-women-to-the-hood

Young women from Toronto are heading to Nunapalooza this summer to check out the Sisterhood. 

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ruane@catholicregister.org (Ruane Remy, The Catholic Register) Youth Speak News Fri, 11 Jul 2014 06:50:00 -0400