Flying Fathers: Next generation of hockey priests ready to hit the ice
By Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic RegisterIt does not get more Canadian, or Catholic, than a hockey team made up of priests. Throw in a good comeback story and you have the makings of a Canadian classic.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd inspires the young in 37 countries
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
OTTAWA – Children participating in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program across Canada are taught to use all their senses in order to enter deeply into the Christmas story.
Canadian Christmas carol tradition is centuries old
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterHomegrown Canadian Christmas carols go way beyond SCTV’s Bob and Doug McKenzie’s interpretation of “The 12 Days of Christmas,” the Rovers’ “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” and, for some of a certain vintage, the novelty song “Honky the Christmas Goose” sung by Toronto Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower.
Traditional nativity art from Italy passed down to new generation
By Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register
Francesco Ferrigno sums up his first winter in Canada in two words: Cold and lonely.
Christmas memories still burn bright
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Br. Philip Adamo has a very clear memory of the first Christmas of his life as a Franciscan. He was a late vocation when he entered the Order of Friars Minor novitiate in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., at the advanced age of 27 in 1957. He had simply never imagined anything like the life he encountered among 60 young men discerning a vocation.
The Back Porch offers pro-life ministry across abortion clinic
By Agnieszka Krawczynski, Canadian Catholic News
There is one abortion clinic in Edmonton: a squat, grey building with a single sign saying “Women’s Health Options” in small letters near a nondescript front door.
Some tips on keeping holidays peaceful
By Lisa M. Petsche, Catholic Register Special
The Christmas season is a hectic time and staying sane — not to mention enjoying this time of the year — is even more of a challenge for those who don’t get along well with their extended family.
Faith lights the way for blind potter
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Scarred by a childhood disease that stole her sight and by a violent family past, Anne-Marie Landry has moulded a new life for herself through her church, her friends ... and her pottery.
Sisters seek to build a healing path post abortion
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register
Angelina Steenstra had an abortion at 15 years old.
The day Halifax exploded
By Francis Campbell
HALIFAX, N.S. – The tall, grey and weathered headstone in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery is carved with 11 names, all from the same family and with the simple statement at the bottom: “They died Dec. 6, 1917 at 66 Veith St.”
MET museum embraces art of Catholic fashion
By Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register
Catholicism and its fashion have fascinated the secular media for decades.