HAMILTON, ONT. – A visitor to the Kitchener-Waterloo area, looking for “Fr. Reitzel,” might get this reply to their query: “Which one?”

With 150 years of Catholic education under its belt, St. Jerome������Ƶapp University is celebrating the school year with a new vision.

TORONTO - The walls of the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen������Ƶapp Park are engraved with the names of former legislators from the province������Ƶapp past. Not many of these names are female. It������Ƶapp something a group of girls from Waterloo, Ont., wants to change.

This week wraps up election week for the University of Waterloo������Ƶapp Federation of Students, or FEDs, as we call it. It������Ƶapp been a busy two weeks of smiling, shaking hands, social media campaigns and general lack of sleep for the candidates. I can’t help but wonder if any of it is appreciated, or even noticed, by the majority of students on campus.

WATERLOO, ONT. - Every Sunday evening, the voices of the St. Jerome������Ƶapp University choir can be heard ringing from Siegried Hall, where they practice before students gather for Mass, fellowship and a break from their busy lives.

With almost 15 years as the director of education for Waterloo Region������Ƶapp Catholic schools, Roger Lawler says he������Ƶapp seen the difference that Catholic schools make. In fact, he������Ƶapp a better person for it.

“I have seen how an entire school community wraps itself around students and families who are in pain,” Lawler told The Catholic Register.