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September 29, 2021

St. Robert student creates app to treat Tourette’s

Jerry Di, a student at St. Robert Catholic High School in Thornhill, Ont., has developed a web-based program, Unitic, that helps treat Tourette Syndrome free of charge. By inputting the location of a motor or vocal tic, it matches up with a therapy plan.

Jerry Di knows what it’s like to live with Tourette Syndrome.

Published in Youth Speak News
September 19, 2021

App looks to catch mental health issues early

Western University student and Catholic school grad Emmanuel Akindele has created an app to help parents identify mental-health issues in their child’s social media usage.

Emmanuel Akindele is working on an app to monitor mental-health concerns among youth in the hope it will keep children safe online now and into the future.   

Published in Canada
January 21, 2019

Pope’s app 'Click to Pray' connects Catholics to mobile prayer network

A woman with a smartphone cover featuring Pope Francis takes pictures as people await his on the airfield at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Sept. 22, 2015.
VATICAN – Pope Francis launched an app Sunday called “Click to Pray,” which connects Catholics to a global network to share prayer intentions via their smartphones.
Published in International
December 2, 2012

These are a few of my favourite apps

With Catholic-based smartphone apps, the commute from home to work can be faith-filled.

TORONTO - It was five minutes before Mass, and I could feel my iPhone vibrating through my purse. I gave a quick look around St. Michael’s Cathedral before guiltily checking my text messages.

Published in Canada