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David Malloy, the new principal at King’s University College, has 30 years of academic experience behind him, most recently with the University of Regina.

The King’s philosopher: new principal looks to create meaning in the lives of students

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David Malloy may be the philosopher in charge at King’s, but he’s no philosopher-king.

Then Fr. Michael Czerny in El Salvador, where he thrust himself onto the Central American University campus after the murders of six Jesuits.

Courageous past in El Salvador remembered

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It may be 30 years since Cardinal Michael Czerny left the Jesuit-run Central American University in El Salvador, but it’s not a place that has forgotten him.

Michael Czerny in 1994 at the Vatican.

The Czerny family’s experience held valuable lessons for future cardinal

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About 1.5 million Canadian stories begin at Pier 21 in Halifax. Cardinal Michael Czerny’s is one of them.

Cardinal Michael Czerny has a few words with Pope Francis after receiving his red biretta in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 5.

Michael Czerny: The making of a Cardinal

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“It’s a daunting thing, but it’s a wonderful opportunity too,” Cardinal Michael Czerny told The Catholic Register as he prepared for a whirlwind Oct. 4-6 weekend: ordained a bishop on Friday, elevated to the College of Cardinals on Saturday and engaged as a special secretary to the Synod on the Amazon on Sunday.

Sr. Emily Schietzsch gets a hug during her daily work as an education assistant at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School in Winnipeg.

Sister Servant fulfils her childhood dream

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EDMONTON -- It has been 20 years since the seeds of sisterhood were first planted in Emily Schietzsch.

Heidi Lee has been with Sancta Maria House for 24 years.

Counsellor turns the hurt to a help

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When Heidi Lee speaks, the young women at Sancta Maria House listen.

 
After 35 years as an Anglican priest, Fr. Robert Assaly converted to Catholicism in 2015. Married with six children, he was ordained as a Catholic priest on Sept. 20 and concelebrated Mass in Montreal.

Long road to priesthood for family man

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MONTREAL -- When newly ordained Fr. Robert Assaly refers to seeking help from “Mother,” the term is just as likely to refer to his wife Nancy as it is to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Kathy Irvin sees her role as cantor as inviting the assembly to be the singers of the Mass.

Cantor sets right tone for music ministry

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Kathy Irvin admits she takes her role in music ministry seriously.

Sr. Mary Margaret Hope, born and raised in Toronto, took her final vows as a Sister of Life in August.

Written in the stars: From astrophysics to religious life

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Sr. Mary Margaret Hope of the Morning Star spent years studying the heavens, but what she learned has taken her down a very different path in life than the one she was on.

Nicholas Graydon, who is being honoured by the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, gives a lesson on how to pick fiddleheads to Claire and Peter Chabot.

The power of humility

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At age 73, Graydon Nicholas has lived a life of firsts.

Sr. Rosa Elena Pico, a member of the Missionaries of Mary Co-Redemptrix, poses with children from the Indigenous community of Sarayaku, Ecuador. Pico has worked in the community since 2017 and occasionally leads the liturgy of the word in the absence of a priest.

Synod tackles issue of married priests

QUITO, Ecuador -- One of the challenges for bishops at the Amazon synod will be finding ways to meet the spiritual needs of the region’s people.
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