The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:02:06 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Humble gridiron star an inspiration to alma mater /item/35911-humble-gridiron-star-an-inspiration-to-alma-mater /item/35911-humble-gridiron-star-an-inspiration-to-alma-mater

Standing 6-foot-5 and weighing 241 pounds, veteran Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman Nigel Romick is well-established as one of the most formidable big men and special teams tacklers in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Sudbury, Ottawa squads make history with nationöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first girls tackle football game /item/34460-sudbury-ottawa-squads-make-history-with-nation-s-first-girls-tackle-football-game /item/34460-sudbury-ottawa-squads-make-history-with-nation-s-first-girls-tackle-football-game

May 18 marked a historic moment in Canadian sporting history for young women as Sudbury, Ont.öÏÓãÊÓƵapp St. BenedictöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic Secondary School hosted the first ever officially score-kept girls tackle football game.

]]> Youth Speak News Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:29:15 -0400 A game changer /item/31758-a-game-changer /item/31758-a-game-changer

FatheröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Day is a time to celebrate the men who go above and beyond for their family, and for former CFL star Doyle Orange going the whole nine yards (plus one) is second nature. 

]]> waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:21:51 -0400 Religion at play: No shortage of faithful fans /item/30729-religion-at-play-no-shortage-of-faithful-fans /item/30729-religion-at-play-no-shortage-of-faithful-fans

ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a simple reason that life-long Saskatchewan Roughriders’ fan Fr. John Weckend won’t equate sport with religion.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:13:57 -0500 Edmonton football team president shares painful past /item/28141-edmonton-football-team-president-shares-painful-past /item/28141-edmonton-football-team-president-shares-painful-past

EDMONTON – The mission of Catholic Social öÏÓãÊÓƵapp is to care for and lift up the most vulnerable among us.

]]> Canada Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:52:26 -0400 More than a game: Ottawa team plays against Parkland school marred by mass shooting /item/27940-more-than-a-game-ottawa-team-plays-against-parkland-school-marred-by-mass-shooting /item/27940-more-than-a-game-ottawa-team-plays-against-parkland-school-marred-by-mass-shooting

Beyond the competition, football is about brotherhood for the St. MatthewöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Tigers. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:22:49 -0400 Croatia's head football coach clings to rosary on the way to World Cup championship game /home/international/item/27673-croatia-s-head-football-coach-clings-to-rosary-on-the-way-to-world-cup-championship-game /home/international/item/27673-croatia-s-head-football-coach-clings-to-rosary-on-the-way-to-world-cup-championship-game ZAGREB, Croatia, – On Sunday, CroatiaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp soccer team will play France in the championship game of the 2018 World Cup, after running victoriously through a string of soccer powerhouses in the tournament.]]> International Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:43:45 -0400 Catholic values drive Baltimore Ravens’ coach on and off the field /faith/item/22368-catholic-values-drive-baltimore-ravens-coach-on-and-off-the-field /faith/item/22368-catholic-values-drive-baltimore-ravens-coach-on-and-off-the-field

BALTIMORE – The accomplishment of winning the Super Bowl in 2013 as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens gave John Harbaugh a crowning achievement in football, but he relied on his Catholic faith to guide him and his players through a series of potentially spirit-crushing events during the past year.

]]> Faith Sun, 22 May 2016 11:30:00 -0400 WhatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp God got to do with football devotion? Plenty /home/international/item/19585-what-s-god-got-to-do-with-football-devotion-plenty /home/international/item/19585-what-s-god-got-to-do-with-football-devotion-plenty

Did God lift Seahawks quarterback Russell WilsonöÏÓãÊÓƵapp overtime pass into the end zone in the conference final, rewarding the prayerful Christian player with a championship victory and a trip to the Super Bowl?

Millions of Americans may think so.

]]> International Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:00:00 -0500 2014 Heisman Trophy winner says everything he does is for God's 'glory' /home/international/item/19425-2014-heisman-trophy-winner-says-everything-he-does-is-for-god-s-glory /home/international/item/19425-2014-heisman-trophy-winner-says-everything-he-does-is-for-god-s-glory

PORTLAND, Ore. - The winner of college football's 2014 Heisman Trophy attended Hawaii's only all-boys Catholic high school, the successor to the school St. Damien of Molokai briefly attended in preparation for his ordination in Honolulu.

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