The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:25:33 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Putting faith into action /item/33082-putting-faith-into-action /item/33082-putting-faith-into-action

When Carl Hétu was a teenager growing up in Quebec, he recalls a conversation he had with his father that helped shape the man he would become. 

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 12 May 2021 12:00:36 -0400
Guelph parish sees campaign as ‘great opportunity’ /item/29478-guelph-parish-sees-campaign-as-great-opportunity-a-campaign-kickoff-luncheon-april-7-at-holy-rosary-parish-included-a-performance-by-dancers-from-the-mary-ellen-cann-school-of-highland-dancing-architects /item/29478-guelph-parish-sees-campaign-as-great-opportunity-a-campaign-kickoff-luncheon-april-7-at-holy-rosary-parish-included-a-performance-by-dancers-from-the-mary-ellen-cann-school-of-highland-dancing-architects

After two years of study and preparation, Holy Rosary Parish in Guelph is taking the next step toward its goal of breathing new life into its buildings.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Sat, 11 May 2019 10:00:57 -0400
Parents make voices heard /features/item/29440-parents-make-voices-heard /features/item/29440-parents-make-voices-heard

OAPCE has been the voice for Catholic parents in OntarioƵapp education system for 80 years and it has no intention of letting that voice go unheard.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sat, 04 May 2019 15:00:28 -0400
Schools planning for a shady future /features/item/29438-schools-planning-for-a-shady-future /features/item/29438-schools-planning-for-a-shady-future

Kent Shadwick has seen all kinds of numbers that suggest the youth of today are facing a future that includes a rise in skin cancer cases.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sat, 04 May 2019 07:53:11 -0400
Kids always come first on trainerƵapp priority list /features/call-to-service/item/29326-kids-always-come-first-on-trainer-s-priority-list /features/call-to-service/item/29326-kids-always-come-first-on-trainer-s-priority-list

“I’m like a crazy woman,” laughs Teresa Susi. “I go like a yo-yo.” But thereƵapp a method to her madness, she goes on to say. And because of that, itƵapp the young people in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board who benefit.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 14 Apr 2019 10:10:56 -0400
Discovering the path of your life /features/call-to-service/item/29324-discovering-the-path-of-your-life /features/call-to-service/item/29324-discovering-the-path-of-your-life

VATICAN CITY - Within the universal Christian vocation of serving God and serving others, God handcrafts a specific calling for each person, a vocation that fits his or her personality and abilities, Pope Francis said.

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Call to Service Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:31:08 -0400
The people puzzle /features/item/29323-the-people-puzzle /features/item/29323-the-people-puzzle

During the year of CanadaƵapp confederation 152 years ago, the seeds of a mystery were planted in the Diocese of Hamilton. Now archivists are trying to solve the puzzle — and they need your help. The story begins with Bishop Peter Crinnon, who served from 1874 to 1882 as the second bishop of Hamilton. A few years ago, a photo album he once owned was found among the remnants of an abandoned library housed in the basement of the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King.

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Hamilton Sat, 13 Apr 2019 12:12:05 -0400
Ministering to the ministers /features/call-to-service/item/29308-ministering-to-the-ministers /features/call-to-service/item/29308-ministering-to-the-ministers

The vocation of serving vocations is little understood and rarely appreciated, but itƵapp something that appealed to Fr. Stephan Kappler like nothing else.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:00:17 -0400
HopeStone retreats put spotlight on youth /features/call-to-service/item/26100-hopestone-retreats-put-spotlight-on-youth /features/call-to-service/item/26100-hopestone-retreats-put-spotlight-on-youth

Stacey Leitmann was preparing herself for a tough day.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 01 Oct 2017 14:00:27 -0400
A love that is louder than noise /features/call-to-service/item/26097-a-love-that-is-louder-than-noise /features/call-to-service/item/26097-a-love-that-is-louder-than-noise

As a child, I wanted to be famous. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to be well known or revered. Rather, I wanted my life to matter. In my limited childhood understanding, fame was the reward for a life that mattered.

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Call to Service Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:16:40 -0400