Catholic Register Columns Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:40:56 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Verbatim: The Catholic Church and 'conciliation' with indigenous peoples /opinion/verbatim/item/35374-verbatim-the-catholic-church-and-conciliation-with-indigenous-peoples /opinion/verbatim/item/35374-verbatim-the-catholic-church-and-conciliation-with-indigenous-peoples

A presentation to the Regis-St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Faculty of Theology Graduate Pro-Seminar by Kyle Ferguson, a second-year PhD student at the University of St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp College, Toronto School of Theology, on March 1.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Verbatim Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:18:13 -0400
Grassroots Ecumenism equips laity for meaningful dialogue /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35355-grassroots-ecumenism-equips-laity-for-meaningful-dialogue /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35355-grassroots-ecumenism-equips-laity-for-meaningful-dialogue

A joint Lenten series offered by a Presbyterian church and a Catholic parish during the COVID-19 pandemic is the inspiration behind a new book by McGill University professor Karen Petersen Finch that seeks to equip lay people for engagement in ecumenical dialogue at the grassroots level.

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Guest Columns Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -0400
Healing the broken breeds new strength /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35354-healing-the-broken-breeds-new-strength /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35354-healing-the-broken-breeds-new-strength

For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror.

1 Corinthians 13: 12

I had the pleasure recently of attending an international conference for Catholic post-secondary presidents, and I was inspired by the range and reach of the work we do to bring the joy of faith to the community through the critical lens of education. 

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jturcotte@catholicregister.org (Gerry Turcotte ) Guest Columns Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400
Making ‘attachment culture’ a headline subject /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35353-making-attachment-culture-a-headline-subject /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35353-making-attachment-culture-a-headline-subject

If itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp possible to mourn something you’ve never known, then I’ve been longing for a world in which attachment matters. Why worry about attachment now? ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp not a subject that makes headlines. 

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Guest Columns Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:09:56 -0400
Snow reminds how to fall with grace /opinion/columnists/item/35352-snow-reminds-how-to-fall-with-grace /opinion/columnists/item/35352-snow-reminds-how-to-fall-with-grace

Several weeks ago, Eliot brought home a note for his school ski trip and asked if I would like to come as a chaperone. I know these requests could stop coming and I love being out on the hill, so I planned to go. I have been a snowboarder since my teens, which was surprising even two and a half decades before I could be called middle-aged. I went to be with him and his friends, and I went (without smaller children in tow) to test out if it is time for me to trade my snowboard in for skis. It is getting dangerous to risk a fall.

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lperrault@catholicregister.org (Leah Perrault) Register Columnists Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:17:06 -0400
Editorial: Failure to connect /columns/item/35351-failure-to-connect /columns/item/35351-failure-to-connect

Rising from the dead, Our Lord was able to quickly arrange a meeting, and even a fish fry, with the Apostles.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:02:07 -0400
Verbatim: Pope Francis' address to editorial board of 'A Sua Immagine' /opinion/verbatim/item/35360-verbatim-pope-francis-address-to-editorial-board-of-a-sua-immagine /opinion/verbatim/item/35360-verbatim-pope-francis-address-to-editorial-board-of-a-sua-immagine

The text of the address by Pope Francis to the editorial board of the television program A Sua Immagine, which airs on the Italian national broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Verbatim Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:36:23 -0400
Treating liturgy as therapy obscures its deep truths /opinion/columnists/item/35337-treating-liturgy-as-therapy-obscures-its-deep-truths /opinion/columnists/item/35337-treating-liturgy-as-therapy-obscures-its-deep-truths

As the Church, we have embarked again on our Lenten journey, that season of bright sadness during which we consider our sinfulness and the call to repentance. 

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abennett@catholicregister.org (Andrew Bennett) Register Columnists Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0500
Make the parish a place of support /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35336-make-the-parish-a-place-of-support /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35336-make-the-parish-a-place-of-support

Niagara RegionöÏÓãÊÓƵapp recent state of emergency for homelessness, mental health and opioid addiction is a wake-up call that must not be ignored, in the Southern Ontario area and across Canada.

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cmajtenyi@catholicregister.org (Cathy Majtenyi) Guest Columns Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500
The heroic act of just speaking up /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35335-the-heroic-act-of-just-speaking-up /opinion/guest-columnists/item/35335-the-heroic-act-of-just-speaking-up

There are heroes everywhere these days. Today, many of them are heroic just for the simple act of speaking a basic objective truth and refusing to retract, back down or apologize for it. Others go further and back up their conviction with action. 

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Guest Columns Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:45:58 -0500