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The Bourgeoys revolution: Celebrating 400 years of St. Marguerite

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St. Marguerite Bourgeoys.

Calling a woman who toiled in New France in the mid-1600s Canada’s first great feminist might draw a laugh from some, but not Sr. Susan Kidd.

Orphans of history: The Irish refugees of The Great Famine of 1847

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Every year, there is a procession to an Irish monument in Montreal, a large black stone that commemorates the many who died making the journey to Canada in 1847.

MONTREAL -- Unlikely as it might seem, the Irish are once again in the eye of a controversy storm, this time over the naming of a Montreal commuter rail station in historic Griffintown neighbourhood.

The great collaborator: Sr. Sue Mosteller receives Order of Canada

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Sr. Sue Mosteller of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Changing the world an inch at a time with nothing but a word, a prayer, a hope or an intuition isn’t the sort of thing we very often notice, let alone celebrate.

Parade of new saints includes four Canadians

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Four people who builit their lives in Canada were canonized during the decade. From left, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Brother André, St. Marie de l’Incarnation, and St. François de Laval.

For sheer numbers, there has never been a decade like the 2010s for saint-making. That’s because Pope Francis canonized over 800 in one go when he declared St. Antonio Primaldo and his 812 companions (martyred in 1480 by an invading Ottoman army in Oranto, southern Italy) saints on May 12, 2013.

Decade of historic drama and debate

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The retirement of Pope Benedict and election of Pope Francis in 2013 was undoubtedly one of the most important stories in Church history.

The crisis, the kairos moment, the crux of the matter, the hinge of history — none of these are easily discernible, usually. But for Catholics, this last decade has been unusual.

Jesus’ birthday is a hit

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St. Nicholas is deep in conversation with some of the younger guests at the Baby Jesus Party put on by the Daughters of St. Paul in Toronto on Dec. 7.

Over 100 families celebrated Jesus’ birthday just a little early at the annual Daughters of St. Paul Baby Jesus Party on Dec. 7.

Christ’s birth sheds light on reconciliation

Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The following is an edited version of the annual Christmas message from the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg:

Network dreaming of green Christmas

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The Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican is adorned with lights that are“next generation,” according to officials, and are meant to have a reduced impact on the environment and use less energy.

This year, as in each and every year, the Green Church Network is wishing one and all a Green Christmas.

Mary’s Meals puts on a virtual feast

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Mary’s Meals has been helping students in Malawi and 17 other nations receive enough food to get them through the school year.

You are cordially invited to join the biggest Christmas dinner table in the world … and feed a child for a whole school year at the same time.

The three (or four) men of mystery

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The Adoration of the Magi by Matthias Stom, about 1630.

As mysterious to the three wise men as the light that appeared in the western heavens, so too is the mystery surrounding these magi who followed that star to Bethlehem and bore gifts for the newborn Jesus.

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