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ST. ALBERT, Alta. -- Star of the North Retreat Centre is making healing and reconciliation between Indigenous people and Canadian settlers a major element of its retreat ministry.
A silence that is truly golden
By Charles LewisI rarely shut up. I also have a loud voice, though most of the time I am not aware how loud I am.
The cathedral through a child’s (virtual) eyes
By Anne Jamieson, Director, Catechesis Office, HamiltonThey came for a remarkable project ….
History in the making: JP II visits Canada 35 years ago
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThirty-five years ago this month, Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit Canada. The impact of those 12 days in September hasn’t been forgotten.
As Amazon burns, ‘the world suffers’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanadians can’t extinguish the thousands of forest fires raging across the Amazon region but the devastation should become a call for Catholics to forge an alliance with the Indigenous people of the Amazon, says the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.
Sixty years later, girls of Loretto College School maintain a strong bond
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterSixty years ago, 13-year-old Clara Creglia’s homeroom teacher, Sr. Elaine, instructed the new Grade 9 class to pair up and choose their locker partners. Creglia didn’t really know anyone at Toronto’s Loretto College School on Brunswick Ave. so she decided to try her luck with the girl that sat behind her.
Award-winning teacher uses innovative techniques to inspire students
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- Whether she’s bringing a beehive or a squid into her classroom, Tonya Byrne believes that teaching is all about engaging the students.
A fresh face on an old friend
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterA familiar face that has greeted visitors entering St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica since the late-1980s is getting a facelift.
Book built with words, art … and passion
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterThe students at St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Toronto didn’t grow up on a reserve or have Indigenous roots, but after a semester learning Grade 11 Indigenous Studies English, they knew they could still be allies to their native brothers and sisters.
Program offers ‘a sense of belonging’
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterAt 18, Joshua Bujold is about to return to high school. It’s been a few years since he’s been surrounded by classmates and he hopes this time things will be different when he attends Toronto’s Msgr. Fraser High School.
Online courses a huge challenge
By John B. KostoffA decision by the Ontario government to force high school students to earn four credits through online courses has put Catholic schools on notice.