The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:32:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Celebrating our elders /item/35626-celebrating-our-elders /item/35626-celebrating-our-elders

If St. ClareöĎÓăĘÓƵapp Parish in TorontoöĎÓăĘÓƵapp Corso Italia neighbourhood didn’t put on coffee and bingo for seniors every other Thursday morning, Vicenza Divizio would miss it.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:46:58 -0400 Driving Miss Mary — a sisterly bond /opinion/columnists/item/34301-driving-miss-mary-a-sisterly-bond /opinion/columnists/item/34301-driving-miss-mary-a-sisterly-bond

Many people know that I’m taking care of my aged mum now almost full time. What many people don’t know is that I’m also taking care of an even more aged half-sister. Her name is Mary.

]]> burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Register Columnists Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:26:43 -0400 Pandemic has lessons on building a more caring society /item/31890-pandemic-has-lessons-on-building-a-more-caring-society /item/31890-pandemic-has-lessons-on-building-a-more-caring-society

OTTAWA -- The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the “heartbreaking” neglect that many elderly Canadians and other vulnerable people have been facing in modern Canadian society, but that exposure can also be an opportunity for Catholics and other Canadians to reassess our “values and lifestyle” in a meaningful way, say CanadaöĎÓăĘÓƵapp Catholic bishops.

]]> Canada Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:47:29 -0400 Elder care manor appeals to both religious orders, lay people /item/24039-elder-care-manor-appeals-to-both-religious-orders-lay-people /item/24039-elder-care-manor-appeals-to-both-religious-orders-lay-people

A new and very Catholic concept in elder care has moved from dream to reality with a move-in date projected for the fall of 2018.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:00:00 -0500