Pope Francis calls on youth lead the way for Church and community
Peter Stockland: Millennial shatters all the stereotypes
If stereotypes are made to be deflated, Amanda Achtman is a young woman who carries a suitcase full of needles and hat pins.
Companionship ministry makes Christmas season a little less lonely
Peter Stockland: Montreal parish reflects Canadian story of faith
When Montreal’s English Speaking Catholic Council hosted a talk on faith and immigration the quintessential church hall basement of St. Kevin’s Parish on Côte-Des-Neiges Road was an obvious choice.
Church on the Street: In this ‘pop-up’ community, all are one
A Catholic, a Baptist and a Mennonite walked into a bar and the barman said, “What’s this, some kind of a joke?”
Peter Stockland: The power of hearts makes a better world
In a fine interview following the recent synagogue killings in Pittsburgh, Ottawa’s Rabbi Reuven Bulka offered wisdom that went far beyond the specific act of terrible bloodshed.
Here’s an excellent way to ‘bond’ with parish
Stocks, bonds and mutual funds make great gifts — just ask the parishioners at St. Patrick’s in downtown Toronto.
St. Elizabeth Health Care sending message of HOPE
When Archbishop Fergus P. McEvay started the St. Elizabeth Nurses in Toronto 110 years ago, it was all about the beginning of life. Four qualified midwives were stationed in the city’s poorer neighbourhoods to deliver babies, ensure the mother’s health and then get those babies baptized.
Media must build communities, not sow division, Pope says
Speaking out: Thank God for my community
Two years ago, I started volunteering at my church’s youth group. My role was to teach the students, mentor them and listen to them.
Woman completes her mission to visit every Catholic church in Toronto archdiocese
It started with Jennie McRae wanting to celebrate her French-Canadian roots, but circumstance soon took over and launched her on a greater journey.
Let there be light: Church uses parish power to go solar and lose the electric bill
Priest’s retirement Sept. 30 will also mean the closure of his Edmonton parish, St. Patrick
EDMONTON – When Frank Stempfle was born prematurely in a rural Alberta farmhouse on a winter day in 1926 he weighed just 2½ pounds. His father placed him in a shoebox near the oven to keep him warm, and the neighbours didn’t think he’d live.
Whistler church has its roots in skiers’ chapel
WHISTLER, B.C. – The season has shifted gears from skiing to hiking in Whistler. For a small community in the resort municipality, a season of celebration has also just begun.