The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:58:58 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Fire on ice: Wojtek Wolski's faith helps keep his Olympic dream alive /item/26786-fire-on-ice-wojtek-wolski-s-faith-helps-keep-his-olympic-dream-alive /item/26786-fire-on-ice-wojtek-wolski-s-faith-helps-keep-his-olympic-dream-alive Wojtek Wolski has gone from being a can’t-miss prospect from St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp College to a disillusioned young man who wanted to quit hockey, to a hospital patient facing a long comeback after shattering injury, and now to a person who has a shot at Olympic glory.
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Canada Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:50:03 -0500
The Register Archive: Olympic team does us proud, even in defeat /item/26722-the-register-archive-olympic-team-does-us-proud-even-in-defeat /item/26722-the-register-archive-olympic-team-does-us-proud-even-in-defeat

To mark The Catholic RegisteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp 125th year, we are digging into our archive to re-publish interesting stories from the pages of our past. As the 2018 Winter Olympics prepares to open Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, we look back at CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp hockey entry in the 1964 Games at Innsbruck, a team built and coached by Fr. David Bauer. A controversial scoring system meant Canada finished fourth and out of the medals despite a 5-2 record, but the teamöÏÓãÊÓƵapp showing inspired words of comfort from columnist Fr. Tom Raby in The Register, in the Feb. 22, 1964 issue:


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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:47:44 -0500
Niagara Catholic board teams up with 1972 hockey legends /features/catholic-education/item/23033-niagara-catholic-board-teams-up-with-1972-hockey-legends /features/catholic-education/item/23033-niagara-catholic-board-teams-up-with-1972-hockey-legends

Catholic students will soon be learning about leadership and Canadian history through an innovative course developed in partnership with some of CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most iconic hockey players.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Education Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:00:00 -0400
Faith helps martial artist succeed on international stage /item/19873-faith-helps-martial-artist-succeed-on-international-stage /item/19873-faith-helps-martial-artist-succeed-on-international-stage

TORONTO - Having an opportunity to expose Catholic students to the combinination of taekwondo and faith leaves Adam Tomlinson less concerned about securing a spot on Team Canada for this summeröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Pan Am Games.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 15 Mar 2015 08:00:00 -0400