The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:06:39 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Glen Argan: Contemplation a path to bridging cultures /opinion/columnists/item/28877-glen-argan-contemplation-a-path-to-bridging-cultures /opinion/columnists/item/28877-glen-argan-contemplation-a-path-to-bridging-cultures

The cover headline on the December issue of Sojourners magazine caught my eye — “Decolonizing the Spiritual Life: Contemplation, healing, and activism centred on people of colour.” It pointed to an article inside the U.S. magazine, an interview with Teresa Mateus of the Mystic Soul Project.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Register Columnists Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:31:53 -0500
Name given at baptism gives sense of identity, belonging, Pope says /faith/item/27207-name-given-at-baptism-gives-sense-of-identity-belonging-pope-says /faith/item/27207-name-given-at-baptism-gives-sense-of-identity-belonging-pope-says VATICAN – Naming a child is an important task for parents, because it gives children a sense of identity and belonging to their family and to God, Pope Francis said.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:45:22 -0400
Service Canada's gender-neutral directive ignites critics /item/27062-service-canada-s-gender-neutral-directive-ignites-critics /item/27062-service-canada-s-gender-neutral-directive-ignites-critics

OTTAWA – Service CanadaƵapp directive to employees to use gender-neutral language met with derision in social media, but some Catholic observers say the move represents a dangerous trend.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:40:52 -0400
Eliminating any difference between sexes 'is not right,' pope says /faith/item/26124-eliminating-differences-between-sexes-not-right-pope-says /faith/item/26124-eliminating-differences-between-sexes-not-right-pope-says VATICAN CITY – While societies must find a way to overcome the subjugation of women, pretending there are no differences between men and women or even using technology to change a person's sex is not the answer, Pope Francis said.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Vatican Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:27:59 -0400 HopeStone retreats put spotlight on youth /features/call-to-service/item/26100-hopestone-retreats-put-spotlight-on-youth /features/call-to-service/item/26100-hopestone-retreats-put-spotlight-on-youth

Stacey Leitmann was preparing herself for a tough day.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 01 Oct 2017 14:00:27 -0400
Editorial: Catholic identity /columns/item/25889-editorial-catholic-identity /columns/item/25889-editorial-catholic-identity

Regardless of where you stand on the nasty public spat involving the president of the University of St. MichaelƵapp College and some school faculty, it seems fundamentally obvious that a Catholic institution of higher education should promote a visible and distinctly Catholic identity.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Fri, 11 Aug 2017 05:02:37 -0400
Vatican releases instruction on identity, mission of religious brothers /faith/item/21458-vatican-releases-instruction-on-identity-mission-of-religious-brothers /faith/item/21458-vatican-releases-instruction-on-identity-mission-of-religious-brothers

VATICAN CITY - To help appreciate and better promote the vocation of religious brothers, the Vatican released a 50-page reflection on the importance of their life and mission of evangelization, fraternity and sacrifice.

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Faith Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:00:19 -0500
War of the sexes: Gender theory is the problem, not solution, Pope says /faith/item/20056-war-of-the-sexes-gender-theory-is-the-problem-not-solution-pope-says /faith/item/20056-war-of-the-sexes-gender-theory-is-the-problem-not-solution-pope-says

VATICAN CITY - Eradicating male and female identities does nothing to solve the problem of unfair or disrespectful treatment based on people's gender, Pope Francis said.

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Vatican Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:00:00 -0400
Losing their religion: More women join the unspiritual set /faith/item/19756-losing-their-religion-more-women-join-the-unspiritual-set /faith/item/19756-losing-their-religion-more-women-join-the-unspiritual-set

Nadia Bulkin, 27, the daughter of a Muslim father and a Christian mother, spends “zero time” thinking about God.

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Faith Sat, 28 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500
My identity is defined in Christ /item/19784-my-identity-is-defined-in-christ /item/19784-my-identity-is-defined-in-christ

“What are you?”

That is a great question — and it is not one that I am asked much. Honestly, I am glad people do not ask this of me often, because I rarely know what people want to know when they ask.

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YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:30:00 -0500