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After being asked to dig deeper last year to support the most vulnerable in society, parishioners across the Archdiocese of Toronto are being urged to be just as generous as ShareLife kicks off its 2020 campaign on Feb. 26, Ash Wednesday.
Art and the Word
By Bridget Ker, Co-ordinator of Saint John’s Bible, Diocese of HamiltonThe Diocese of Hamilton is home to a Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. It is a fine art reproduction of a handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible that was created in collaboration with Saint John’s Abbey and University and celebrated British calligrapher Donald Jackson.
A season for embracing the cross
By Fr. Yaw AcheampongAs Christmas and its light fades from our memories we enter a period of reflection — the season of Lent.
'We get along': The simple secret to a 71-year marriage
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterMarriage seems to agree with George and Olive Heron. How else do you explain having stayed true to their vows for 71 years?
Parish leaders at heart of campaign’s success
By Diocese of HamiltonAs more parishes take the leap of faith that is the Diocese of Hamilton’s “One Heart, One Soul” Campaign, pastors play an instrumental role, of course.
Sisters re-constructing a solid future
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterWhere many people would be tempted by the money they could reap by selling a property in a desirable Toronto location to condo developers, the Daughters of St. Paul are staying put to continue their mission in a place that is home. And has been home for decades.
The Bourgeoys revolution: Celebrating 400 years of St. Marguerite
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterCalling 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
By Peter StocklandMONTREAL -- 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
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterChanging 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
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFor 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
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe 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.