Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register
Housing costs put squeeze on food banks
A new study echoes what several others have found since the implementation of the Canada Child Benefit: poverty is declining in Canada with a significant drop in food insecurity among low-income families.
Mass … the sensory-friendly way
It was when she and her husband were leaving a movie theatre that Debbie Frey first came across the concept of a sensory-friendly zone.
Synod gives hope to Canada’s north
The recent Amazon synod gave voice to Indigenous worldwide and that can only bode well for northern Canadian dioceses with parallel realities, agreed Archbishop Murray Chatlain and Bishop Gary Gordon.
Legacy Society says ‘thanks’ to donors
Retirement brought an end to what Catherine von Zuben called “35 wonderful years in education” where she felt she made a difference in the lives of children under her care.
Gifts in kind offer a ‘fair’ challenge
A gift in kind to your favourite charity is always good for a tax receipt, but arriving at the gift’s fair market value can be difficult.
What’s in a name? As it turns out, a lot
It seems easy and straightforward. You make out your Will, you divide your assets between family, charitable causes and other beneficiaries and all is said and done — your wishes now in writing and detailed for those who survive you.
Parish builds plans for historic church
For St. Andrew’s Parish in Oakville, Ont., the Diocese of Hamilton’s ambitious One Heart One Soul Campaign arrives at just the right time.
Two hundred years of growing faith
Like many Catholic communities in English Canada, the faithful in Oakville, Ont., can trace their roots back to early Irish immigrants.
St. Jerome’s library joins reno bandwagon
The face of St. Jerome’s University has changed considerably over recent years and it will soon unveil its latest upgrade as the final touches are put on the renovation of the school’s library.
St. Mike’s seminars create launching pad for first-year students
The University of St. Michael’s College is trying to make the leap from high school to post-secondary education a little easier with the introduction of a number of seminars that open up university life to the freshman class.