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The annual Friars’ Student Writing Awards, sponsored by The Catholic Register and the Franciscan Friars of Atonement Graymoor, produced some stellar essays this year, three of which earned special recognition.

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The annual Friars’ Student Writing Awards, sponsored by The Catholic Register and the Franciscan Friars of Atonement Graymoor, produced some stellar essays this year, three of which earned special recognition.

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The annual Friars’ Student Writing Awards, sponsored by The Catholic Register and the Franciscan Friars of Atonement Graymoor, produced some stellar essays this year, three of which earned special recognition.

]]> YSN - Student Writing Contest Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:27:50 -0500 Youth answer call for Christian unity in Friars’ Writing Contest /ysn/item/26739-youth-answer-call-for-christian-unity-in-friars-writing-contest /ysn/item/26739-youth-answer-call-for-christian-unity-in-friars-writing-contest Every year, young writers from across Ontario impress the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Graymoor and The Catholic Register with their insight into the themes of Christian unity.
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The following is Jessica NguyenƵapp winning essay for the 2017 Friars’ Student Writing Awards contest:

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, a reminder of yet another huge division in Christianity. 

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The following is Ruthann J. LemoniusƵapp second place essay for the 2017 Friars’ Student Writing Awards contest:

By GoogleƵapp definition, reconciliation is “the restoration of friendly relations.” But because of the topic, the second definition seemed more fitting: “the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.”

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The following is Sabrina QuartaroneƵapp third place essay for the 2017 Friars’ Student Writing Awards contest:

“For ChristƵapp love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died”— 2 Corinthians 5:14. What does this verse mean and how does it relate to Christian reconciliation?

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The following is the third place finisher by Vincent Pham, a student at Toronto's Chaminade College, in the annual essay contest for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity sponsored by The Catholic Register and the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor.

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The following is the second place finisher by Raquel Seara, a student at Toronto's Loretto College, in the annual essay contest for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity sponsored by The Catholic Register and the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor.

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Here is the winning entry in the annual essay contest for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity sponsored by The Catholic Register and the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor. Sharanya Tiwari, 16, is a Grade 11 student at St. Augustine Secondary School in Brampton, Ont.

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