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Displayed are hundreds of Christmas cards that will be sent to seniors who are isolated this Christmas season.

Spreading cheer, one Christmas card at a time

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With the Christmas season now in full effect, it’s important to note that the holiday can often be looked at with a certain degree of ambivalence. For most, it’s a time of celebration and reverence amplified by the presence of loved ones. But for others, it can be a very emotionally challenging and lonely time of year.

This is a creche which was among the vast collection of 1,000 crèches collected over the years at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory.

World of crèches at home at the Oratory

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St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal is home to not only the heart of St. Brother André Bessette but also to a collection of close to 1,000 crèches gathered from every corner of the world.

A pulkoodu is a traditional Nativity for Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India.

I’m dreaming of the shade of a pulkoodu

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The winter chill of December welcomed my first season of Advent in Toronto. My first Christmas away from home. Away from all those Christmas traditions I’d grown to love.

The parish hall at St. Willibrord’s Parish in Verdun, Que., has been busy this month as parishioners volunteer for the Christmas Basket Project, an annual appeal that fills boxes with food and toys for more than 200 local families. One of the things that stands out to project coordinator Angele Justine Lafleche is the number of young ones who accompany their parents and help out in their own way.

The spirit of Christmas past, present, future

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With the predictability of the liturgical year, the church hall of St. Willibrord Church in Verdun, Que., is for the first weeks of December a hive of excited preparation as volunteers fill boxes with food and toys for over 200 local families.

Adrian Horvath, at right with his wife Sabrina and son Oliver, created this Mother and Child image to illustrate a post about his relationship with his mother, his wife becoming a new mother “and what Mary represented to me as a Christian.” The image led to this year’s Canada Post Christmas stamp.

Marian Christmas stamp depicts a mother’s sacrificial love

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Adrian Horvath has been designing postage stamps for Canada Post for years, including work on the famed Star Trek series of stamps the post office issued in 2016 and 2017. 

Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools production team records footage for K of C Carol Festival.

Lights, camera, ‘Joy to the World’

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For the 65th time since 1957, the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) joined forces in Advent to present the Knights of Columbus Carol Festival.

Emylio Garcia de la Vega, Grade 8 (Winner)

Christmas Drawing Contest 2023 winners

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See this year's winners of the annual Christmas Drawing Contest.

Leon Blais takes a selfie with a group of students on retreat, where he shared his personal conversion story.

‘God is on this block’

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Leon Blais’ life of crime and addiction has become a message of hope.

Djené Gorin, president of the Newman Centre Students’ Club at the University of Toronto, assembles the Advent Calendar Challenge.

Small kindnesses the rage in Newman challenge

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The Newman Catholic Students’ Club hopes to illuminate the University of Toronto with pay-it-forward Christmas cheer before the holiday break.

Biagio Vinci, right, with one of his regular clients and his Order of Ontario at his downtown Toronto restaurant.

Serving up a slice of humility, respect

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Nestled in the heart of downtown Toronto sits Biagio Ristorante, a quaint old-world style eatery that’s been serving classic Italian dishes with charm and class since 1989.

Kathryn Oswin-Groh (left in Santa hat) and Michelle Perkins-Ball (far right) lead the St. Oscar Romero Secondary School Share Christmas campaign. The annual campaign brings the spirit of Christmas into the community.

Tears fall as graces flow from students

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Emotion filled the eyes of Kathryn Oswin-Groh and Michelle Perkins-Ball throughout their joint interview with The Catholic Register as the educators at Toronto’s St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School shared how they have become better people because of the school’s annual Share Christmas community outreach campaign, a tradition.  

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