Twenty-four Catholic high school students and five adult supervisors gathered in Consuelo, Dominican Republic, to debrief our day. We had toured a batay (sugar workers’ village) outside the city along a road that by Canadian standards would be considered impassible.
Are there lessons to be learned from U.S. educators?
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBigger is better and if we don’t get better we’re going to get beat, is the message one religious education teacher has brought back from a giant American convention for Catholic teachers.
Abolition threats knock on the door of Catholic education
By John B. KostoffA sampling of recent media indicates voices are again ramping up their call for one school system in Ontario or, in short, for the abolishment of Catholic schools.
The ‘ambassador’ of the northern Church
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterStella Johnson is known in the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith as a ray of sunshine, which is significant when Yellowknife can get as little as four hours of daylight in the middle of winter.
Unsung heroes: Secretaries on the parish front lines
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterIt was an otherwise quiet Wednesday morning when a woman walked into the parish office of St. Joan of Arc in Toronto.
The Register Archive: Expo 67 brought Canada to world stage
By Catholic Register StaffIt was 51 years ago, on April 28, that Expo 67 opened in Montreal, ushering in a summer of celebration for Canada’s 100th birthday. The World’s Fair featured pavilions from 60 nations showcasing “Man and His World.” More than 50 million visitors passed through the grounds over six months, including familiar faces like Queen Elizabeth, Jackie Kennedy and Bing Crosby. In this editorial from April 22, 1967, The Catholic Register put the expectations of Expo into perspective:
The Register Archive: Theologians debate use of atomic bomb after Hiroshima
By Catholic Register StaffApril 22 marks the birthday of Robert Oppenheimer, born 104 years ago and famously destined to become known as “the father of the atomic bomb” because of his work on the secret Manhattan Project during the Second World War. When news of the weapon of mass destruction became public with the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, theologians jumped in on the moral debate over its use. Here is a report from the Aug. 18, 1945 issue of The Catholic Register:
The Register Archive: Tales of grace amid tragedy of Titanic
By Catholic Register StaffApril 15 marked the anniversary of one of the worst maritime tragedies — the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, when more than 1,500 died. Our regular visit to The Catholic Register Archive reveals some of the lessons and heroes of that disaster from this edited report in the April 25, 1912 issue:
Climate Crusaders creating flood of rain data
By Ron Stang, Catholic Register SpecialWINDSOR, Ont. – They’re called Climate Crusaders, and they’re part of what’s being described as the largest program of its kind in North America.
Sister’s ‘retirement’ in Tuktoyaktuk earns Polar Medal
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsMany of us have visions of retiring to a warm spot and taking it easy, but not Sr. Fay Trombley. The 77-year-old former professor at Newman Theological College in Edmonton is spending her “retirement” in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., tirelessly working to ease the hunger, unemployment and spiritual needs of people in the Arctic.
