Amundson is an associate editor and writer for The Catholic Register.
Animated feature continues strong performance track record of faith-based films
January 6, 2026
David did not conquer the Goliath known as Avatar: Fire and Ash during the opening weekend box office showdown before Christmas.
But they wait to see what comes next
Venezuelan Canadian Augusto Figuera and his wife, Laura Ortega, were awakened after 2 a.m. on Jan. 3 by a call from a Toronto friend. She informed the couple that a military operation was underway in their homeland and shared videos and posts from social media.
Nigerian clergy mostly welcome Christmas Day attacks on Islamic State groups
December 27, 2025
Nigerian Catholic priest Fr. Oliver Ortese characterized the U.S. military airstrikes on Islamic State terrorist targets in Sokoto state on Christmas Day as “Christians being freed from bondage.”
Author Mary Ruth Hackett attuning to the unseen battle against evil
December 23, 2025
Prominent Catholic author, speaker and educational psychologist Mary Ruth Hackett is among the many Christians around the world who in recent years has become more knowledgeable about, and attuned to, discerning spirits and the concept of spiritual warfare, the unseen battle against evil preternatural forces.
Brian Wildsmith's family makes sure his legacy lives on
December 21, 2025
Thanks to the efforts of his children, the legacy of the late acclaimed British painter and children’s book illustrator Brian Wildsmith (1930-2016) is receiving renewed appreciation this Christmas season with a new edition of The Road to Bethlehem, which he also authored.
December 20, 2025
Charlotte Mescall, a Grade 11 student at Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon, was so moved by the community outreach at St. Mary’s Parish that she coordinated two Christmas concert fundraisers on behalf of the church.
December 19, 2025
An expected Christmastime delivery to the remote Fort Good Hope in the Northwest Territories’ Sahtu region will conclude the 16th year of the North of 60 initiative in western Canada.
Christmas gift program aims to help them through restorative chapter in life
Located in an industrial strip mall and known for educating students who have experienced incarceration, trafficking, gang life, addiction, poverty or homelessness, St. Gemma Outreach High School can inspire trepidation on a first visit.
As one grows deeper in an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, it becomes completely natural — almost instinctive — to overflow with love, joy and a burning desire to serve others, which is, at its core, living the true spirit of Christmas every single day of the year.
December 18, 2025
Cardinal Frank Leo will conclude the Archdiocese of Toronto’s commemoration of the Jubilee Year with a closing Mass on Dec. 28 at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, starting at 5 p.m.
