The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:09:18 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Northern reflections on a summer to remember /item/31015-northern-reflections-on-a-summer-to-remember /item/31015-northern-reflections-on-a-summer-to-remember

Spending two weeks of your summer in a remote northern Saskatchewan community may not be everyoneöÏÓãÊÓƵapp idea of vacation, but for Sean McGowan, the experience has left an impression that will likely last a lifetime.

]]> Youth Speak News Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:55:14 -0500 YSN Summer Reads 2019 /item/29811-ysn-summer-reads-2019 /item/29811-ysn-summer-reads-2019

Summer is here which means the busyness of the school year is gone. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp the perfect time to unplug from the real world and curl up with a good book. ThatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp why The Catholic Register and Youth Speak News have put together a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers will love.

]]> ysn@catholicregister.org (Youth Speak News) Youth Speak News Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:55:39 -0400 The Register Archive: School may be out, but that doesn’t mean parents should leave children to their own resources /item/27851-the-register-archive-school-may-be-out-but-that-doesn-t-mean-parents-should-leave-children-to-their-own-resources /item/27851-the-register-archive-school-may-be-out-but-that-doesn-t-mean-parents-should-leave-children-to-their-own-resources

In the dog days of August, at the height of vacation season, it is tempting to let a few things slide. But not too much. One hundred years ago, The Catholic Register did its summer duty by reminding parents of their own duty when it came to their children. From the July 18, 1918 issue, The Register offers advice that still may apply today.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:54:18 -0400 Bob Brehl: Gun violence and the dog days of summer /opinion/columnists/item/27703-bob-brehl-gun-violence-and-the-dog-days-of-summer /opinion/columnists/item/27703-bob-brehl-gun-violence-and-the-dog-days-of-summer

This column started about all the gun violence in Toronto this summer, but then it changed. For some reason, thoughts moved from hatred and death that guns bring to unconditional love and affection that family pets offer.

]]> robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Register Columnists Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:54:31 -0400 YSN Reads: Our best books for summer reading /item/27621-ysn-reads-our-best-books-for-summer-reading /item/27621-ysn-reads-our-best-books-for-summer-reading

Summer is here which means the busyness of the school year is gone. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp the perfect time to unplug from the real world and curl up with a good book. ThatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp why The Catholic Register and Youth Speak News have put together a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers will love. Stay tuned to our growing list of summer reads: 

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Youth Speak News Wed, 11 Jul 2018 08:35:38 -0400 YSN Reads 2: 2015 summer reading list /item/20620-ysn-reads-2015-summer-reading-list /item/20620-ysn-reads-2015-summer-reading-list

The Catholic RegisteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Youth Speak News team has put together a list of faith-based youth titles we recommend for your summer reading.

To read the first installment of YSN Reads, click here.

]]> ysn@catholicregister.org (Youth Speak News) Youth Speak News Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400 YSN Reads: 2015 summer reading list /item/20569-ysn-reads-2015-summer-reading-list /item/20569-ysn-reads-2015-summer-reading-list

The Catholic RegisteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Youth Speak News team has put together a list of faith-based youth titles we recommend for your summer reading.

]]> ysn@catholicregister.org (Youth Speak News) Youth Speak News Thu, 09 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400 Papal summer: Benedict heads for hilltop villa, Francis visits /home/international/item/20513-papal-summer-benedict-heads-for-hilltop-villa-francis-visits /home/international/item/20513-papal-summer-benedict-heads-for-hilltop-villa-francis-visits

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis visited retired Pope Benedict XVI at his Vatican residence June 30 to wish him a happy summer.

]]> International Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:00:00 -0400 Camp Vincent, where superheroes come out to play /item/19911-camp-vincent-where-superheroes-come-out-to-play /item/19911-camp-vincent-where-superheroes-come-out-to-play

This summer children at Camp Vincent can cast off the shackles of life and spend a week living as superheroes.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Features Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:30:00 -0400 Camp memories will last a lifetime /item/19910-camp-memories-will-last-a-lifetime /item/19910-camp-memories-will-last-a-lifetime

Packing your child up and shipping them off to camp away from everything familiar might be one of the most lasting gifts a parent can give a child.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Features Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:00:00 -0400