Michael Swan

Toronto School Board seeks creative solutions to financial woes

November 20, 2006

The Jolly Green Giant used to urge us all to "Look up, look waaay up." The Toronto Catholic District School Board is looking up into the air above some of it's old, crumbling and underpopulated schools and hoping to see some new money.

'Absolutely excellent times' for Catholic education

November 20, 2006

The Catholic presence on university campuses across Canada has often been reported as a tale of woe. Many Catholics have gotten used to the idea of their colleges as second-class citizens of the academy — intellectually suspect and financially under capitalized.

Honduran cardinal seeks 'helping hand' on mining problem

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - A cardinal in Honduras has asked the Canadian government to rein in Canadian mining companies operating in his country.

Catholic New Times bows out after 30 years

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - The Catholic New Times, Toronto's herald of left-leaning Catholicism, will cap off 30 years by publishing it's last issue on Nov. 16.

Catholic New Times bows out after 30 years

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - The Catholic New Times, Toronto's herald of left-leaning Catholicism, will cap off 30 years by publishing it's last issue on Nov. 16.

Catholic voice must be heard on missile defence

November 10, 2006

TORONTO - A renewed debate on whether Canada should join the United States' National Missile Defence scheme desperately needs a Catholic voice, according to Deacon Steve Barringer, a founding member of Catholics For Peace, Toronto. In Barringer's view, a Catholic voice would say "No."

A time to remember

November 3, 2006

[images/stories/logos/Poppy.jpg]When Canada was a nation of just 11.3 million it saw 45,300 of its young men die in the Second World War, just one generation removed from the 66,665 men who died in the Great War.

King's College opens Catholic-Jewish centre

November 3, 2006

Dialogue interruptus may be the norm in a world crammed with distractions, but this interruption was 40 years.

Catholic board set to sue ministry of education

November 2, 2006

toronto [images/stories/schoolB_logos/toronto.jpg]TORONTO - The Toronto Catholic District School Board is asking a judge to solve half its $34- million deficit problem.

Toronto Interfaith Council poised to launch by year end

November 2, 2006

Toronto Mayor David Miller [images/stories/toronto_people/MillerDavid.jpg]TORONTO - Faith may be the next force in municipal politics in Toronto, and Mayor David Miller thinks that's a good thing.