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The old — at the left — and new (circa 1953) churches of St. Mary Star of the Sea parish in Port Credit, now part of Mississauga, Ont. The parish celebrates its centenary this year.

St. Mary Star of the Sea a presence on Port Credit lakeshore for 100 years

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MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - When St. Mary Star of the Sea parish was founded in 1913, it was a beacon of hope for Catholics in Port Credit, a then-active harbour and port west of Toronto where the Credit River meets Lake Ontario.

Gwen Landolt address those attending the Catholic Civil Rights League's annual dinner on May 24 after being named the 2014 Archbishop Adam Exner Award recipient.

Pro-life and equality crusader Landolt honoured with CCRL award

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TORONTO - Gwen Landolt is only the third woman to win the Archbishop Adam Exner Award since the Catholic Civil Rights League established the honour a decade ago.

Fr. Birchall

From urban planning to God’s plan

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TORONTO - As a young man, Fr. Scott Birchall always pictured himself as an urban planner, not a priest.

Fr. Neiman D’Souza

Slight hiccup can’t derail path to the priesthood

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TORONTO - A conversation with an atheist convinced Fr. Neiman D’Souza to become a man of God.

Following the May 10 ordination ceremony Fr. Neiman D’Souza, Fr. Scott Birchall, Fr. Michael Simoes, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Fr. Marijan Šiško and Fr. Omar Hernandez gather in the rectory’s backyard.

New priest gets ordination surprise

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TORONTO - As Fr. Omar Hernandez prepared to be ordained to the priesthood with four classmates, his only regret was that his family in Colombia wouldn’t be here to see it. But he soon found out the Lord works in mysterious ways.

Fr. Simoes

‘Fortunate events’ lead to the call

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TORONTO - Fr. Michael Simoes was led to the priesthood after a series of childhood events.

Fr. Hernandez

Lord leads to reconciliation with family

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TORONTO - Growing up, Fr. Omar Hernandez had everything he needed but lacked true love for his family, which kept him blind to what he had the whole time.

Fr. Šiško

Family crisis brought new priest back to the Church

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TORONTO - Fr. Marijan Šiško thought he would spend his life serving food but God decided he was better suited to serving the faith.

Jesuit Father Scott Lewis has taken over as dean at Regis College, the Jesuit college at the Toronto School of Theology. Lewis is also a Catholic Register columnist and author of several books, including the God’s Word on Sunday trilogy published by Catholic Register Books. He takes over as dean from Fr. Gordon Rixon.

Lewis to spend less time in class with dean duties at Regis College

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TORONTO - Fr. Scott Lewis has taken over duties as dean of Regis College.

Sr. Linda Dube sits in the living room of the soon-to-open Our Lady of Guadalupe Home for Mothers.

Power of faith could mean believing is seeing

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WINDSOR, ONT. - Often during confrontations both sides scream at one another without hearing what the other side is saying.

Josephine Lombardi, the St. Augustine’s Seminary professor of pastoral and systematic theology

Program aims to demystify salvation

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TORONTO - Salvation’s not cheap. It’s free — a gift of God. But what exactly is salvation? Salvation from what? Salvation for what?

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