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Edward Burtynsky, Oil Bunkering #4, Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2016 Pigment inkjet print, 58 ½ x 78 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto. © Edward Burtynsky, 2017

Anthropocene at AGO: Exploring the stark reality of man’s footprint on the planet — scars and all

Looking at the cathedral-scale art by one of the world’s foremost photographers, theologian Dennis Patrick O’Hara said, “Yes, it’s awesome and it’s awful.”

Randy Boyagoda’s third novel reaches into the world of an English professor at a Catholic university.

Randy Boyagoda's new literary venture explores the Catholic faith in school atmosphere

By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register Special

Some might say that Randy Boyagoda is a lot like Prin, the protagonist of his third novel. Both are Catholic university professors with a Sri Lankan background and four daughters.

Will Graham plays his grandfather, Billy Graham, in Unbroken: Path to Redemption.

'Unbroken' sequel puts faith at the centre

By Catholic News Service

SAN DIEGO – Almost four years ago, Louis Zamperini’s life story received its first big-screen treatment.

Book’s journey takes some tedious turns

By KRISTINA GLICKSMAN, Catholic Register Special

Journeys to Justice: Reflections on Canadian Christian Activism by Joe Gunn (Novalis, 176 pages, softcover, $14.95 on amazon.ca)

Book review: Artist’s words would help her art

By MARIA DI PAOLO, Catholic Register Special

Mary and the Incarnation by Christine Granger (Novalis, 80 pages, softcover, $17.95)

The television broadcast of Sunday Mass has been a staple on Toronto’s CFTO station since 1987. The program takes the leap to a national audience beginning Sept. 2.

TV Mass brings its legacy to national stage

By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register

When Msgr. Brad Massman launched a Sunday Mass TV broadcast for shut-ins in 1987, its future was, at best, uncertain.

Film producer Kevin Dunn speaks with Aurelia, one of the subjects of his documentary Fatal Flaws: Legalizing Assisted Death.

Euthanasia film strikes a raw human nerve

By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News

OTTAWA – Kevin Dunn first met Aurelia in the Netherlands at a conference on euthanasia for young people.

Fr. Seamus Hogan's book, 'Extraordinary Ordinaries', digs deep into Toronto's Catholic history.

Long line of bishops help tell Toronto's story

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

There are many ways to tell the story of a city. In Extraordinary Ordinaries, Fr. Seamus Hogan explores aspects of Toronto’s history by examining the challenges, successes and even the blind spots of the 12 men who have served as the bishop or archbishop of Toronto.