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Harry McAvoy: Graveside visit a time of joy amid the tears

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:30:00 -0400

On a recent afternoon, the Bride and I met with my sister, Carol Anne, and our youngest daughter, Hope, at Holy Cross Cemetery, just north of Toronto. We had gathered to remember the second anniversary of the death of my mother, Anne McAvoy.

Dignity recovered for forgotten vets

waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Patrick James Cox was a decorated soldier honoured for serving in France with the 7th Canadian Railway Troops in 1917, but in 1933 died at the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto fighting a very different battle.

Feast of All Souls a time to remember, to hope for eternal life, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:44:23 -0400

ROME – The Mass for the feast of All Souls is "realistic, concrete" in calling Catholics to remember the people and events of their past, to consider how they live today and to hope for eternal life with God and their loved ones who preceded them, Pope Francis said.

Crypt plans for St. Michael's Cathedral are put on hold

evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:30:00 -0400

TORONTO – A plan to start interring cremated remains in the crypts beneath the renovated St. Michael��Ƶapp Cathedral is on hold as the Archdiocese of Toronto sorts through a host of issues.