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When the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti, Jesuit Fr. Jean Francky went with his brother novices out onto the streets of Dumay, on the outskirts of Port au Prince. That night, the young religious men began digging through rubble with their bare hands.
Vatican appointments in August feature two Canadian women
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterVatican appointments in August feature two Canadian women – Anne Jamieson and Donna Strickland.
Faith flows through artistic passion
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterNestled amidst the evergreens in the village of Haines Junction in Canada’s Yukon, a tiny church known as Our Lady of the Way has been a source of creative and spiritual inspiration for artist Libby Dulac.
Missing Indigenous women spawn hope
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterWhen Ojibwe jingle dress dancer Patience Commanda decided to use her art form to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), she never imagined she would receive hope in return.
Basketball star mines father’s drive to be best he can be
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterBasketball standout Abu Kigab’s tenacious drive to be the best athlete he can may be proof that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Healing Indigenous communities
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterIndigenous elder and lay minister Rosella Kinoshameg reflects on the Gospel of Matthew’s parable of the treasure discovered hidden in a field as she looks to find healing and meaning in the wake of the latest trauma to hit Indigenous communities in Canada.
Anger — and remorse — spreads wide following Kamloops discovery
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs 10,000 people marched in sorrow and in anger from Queen’s Park to Nathan Phillips Square, Vivian Timmins just had to be there — because Timmins is a residential school survivor.
Fr. Falke turns the everyday into art
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterFr. Herman Falke has had his hands busy working on what he says is an “intentionally complicated” wood carving.
Resilient community farms provide ‘living’ nourishment
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWinter is not just weather and neither is spring. Our long, grey season of COVID discontent and loneliness is not quite over, but outside our windows and outside our cities spring is relentless.
Social justice at the core of new Brescia president
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe new president of Brescia University College is a political scientist who wants to liberate social justice from politics and an educator who wants to free teaching from the classroom. Lauretta Conklin Frederking has been named the 13th principal and the new president of Canada’s only Catholic women’s college. The London, Ont., college was founded by the Ursuline Sisters in 1919. Its 1,500 students also attend Western University.
Family, colleagues shape Daly’s trustee service
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA well-known face in the corridors of Ontario Catholic education, Patrick Daly credits the support of family and colleagues for his effectiveness and longevity as a leader.