Speaking Out
Music became a big part of my life at a very young age. When I was only a few years old, I would sit by my father while he played the piano and sing to my heart’s content even if I did not know the words to the song. Then, when I was five, I began the wonderful adventure of playing the violin. With music so deeply ingrained in my heart, St. Cecilia, patroness of music and musicians, became a special figure who continues to inspire me.
Speaking Out: Words don’t alter Catholic teaching
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsMonths of heated debate ended at a recent Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) meeting when trustees voted to include new terms into the board’s code of conduct.
Speaking Out: Hidden benefits of homeschooling
By Sarah Wentzell, Youth Speak NewsI have never once set foot on a school bus. I have never been taught in a traditional school at all. This is because ever since I started kindergarten, I have been homeschooled.
Speaking Out: E-Rosary an option for new generation
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsIf there is an over-used excuse for neglecting our duty to pray the rosary, it would be busyness.
Speaking Out: YOU program puts love in a new light
By Mary French, Youth Speak NewsTeens in the Ontario’s Diocese of Pembroke are learning about love and sexuality in a radically different way than might be expected in today’s culture.
Speaking Out: The real story of Halloween
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsWhat’s orange, black and spooky all over? It’s the scarily carved out pumpkins that began appearing on front lawns and porches as soon as the clock struck midnight on Oct. 1.
Speaking Out: We can’t deny our faith’s truth
By Bernadette Timson, Youth Speak NewsA few weeks ago, the Globe and Mail ran an article about the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s ongoing debate on whether or not to include the terms “gender identity, gender expression, marital status and family status” in its Code of Conduct. Prior to that, I had attended a meeting purely out of curiosity at the Catholic Education Centre in Toronto at which this matter was discussed, so I wasn’t surprised to see a secular newspaper pick up on the issue.
Speaking Out: Inside the teen vaping crisis
By Sarah Wentzell, Youth Speak NewsThe unknown is frightening. I think that is one reason why many people are afraid of the dark. We do not know what is lurking out there. It is not familiar and reassuringly clear like the daylight.
Speaking Out: VeggieTales -- A new era
By Emma Dias, Youth Speak NewsCalling all VeggieTales fans! If you have ever wished for more VeggieTales content, then you’re in luck.
Speaking Out: Finding discernment at Madonna House
By Mary French, Youth Speak NewsIt’s easy to seek an answer and to call your search for it “discernment.” It is much harder to allow that search to become an unrelenting desire to accept God’s will in your life.
Speaking Out: The gift that was Sr. Mary Clarence
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsI often sit in on St. Michael’s Choir School Concerts and Music Ministries listening to the Baroque, Gregorian and Renaissance pieces accompanied by a loud organ, thinking about what kind of people enjoy this type of music.