Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register
Needs Improvement: Educators make progress on Indigenous curriculum, but more work to do
In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call to include more study on Indigenous issues in school curriculum, it appears educators across the country are taking the recommendations to heart.
Educators stand up for single-gender schools
The scandal that has erupted at Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School involving bullying and assault allegations has prompted suggestions that a “toxic masculinity” at the all-boys’ school played a role in incidents that have resulted in eight expulsions, six students facing serious charges and one student suspended. It’s also led to some calls to abolish single-sex schools.
Hamilton diocese looks to make Church the focus of fulfilling the needs of family life
There was a time, not too far in the past, when people would look to their Church for the various supports they needed in their family life.
Feminists must 'reconcile with their roots', pro-life mission
Pro-life women are portrayed as being on the outside looking in when it comes to today’s feminist movement, but they actually are truer to feminism’s roots.
Louis Riel’s legacy brings renewed pride to Métis in Regina
Louis Riel and his legacy in our nation’s history are well-documented, if not a bit fragmented.
King’s University College doubles down on its future
King’s University College has taken a big step into its own future by doubling the size of its campus footprint.
Vincentians raising profile in battle against poverty
When Pope Francis initiated the World Day of the Poor to be marked on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time — Nov. 18 this year — it was easy for people to see this targeted at the familiar pictures that are all too real of Third World poverty.
For those who doubt the value of a separate Catholic education system in Ontario, they need look no further than Ministry of Education numbers to see that Catholic schools outperform their public counterparts in producing high school graduates.
Student’s Remembrance Day poster given a royal reception
This Remembrance Day will almost certainly be unforgettable for an 11-year-old Thornhill, Ont., student — in more ways than one.
Ajax parish putting words into action against sex abuse
When the shocking news broke of the coverup of sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania in August, word spread far and fast, with a wave of anger following in its wake.