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Catholic Education

Students at King’s University College and other Ontario schools can pay school- related fees with Aeroplan miles that their family and friends collect.

New program takes flight to pay for tuition

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Life for post-secondary students is often a time of financial turbulence, but a new program that allows tuition to be paid with Aeroplan reward miles could make for some smoother landings.

The “Francis effect” offers an opportunity to appreciate the importance of Catholic higher education in our world.

Catholic higher education at the service of humanity

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There is a perception, which has widened in the last 40 years, that Catholic higher education is no longer compatible with the modern university. A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education charged denominational colleges and universities should be refused accreditation for “systematically undermining… skeptical and unfettered inquiry” and “the primacy of reason.” 

Br. Emmaus O’Herlihy with his painting of Christ the King. The painting is destined for King’s University College in London, Ont., but not before spending time at the University of St. Michael’s College in Toronto.

Monk mixes art and theology on campus

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TORONTO - If you get up close, within centimetres of Br. Emmaus O’Herlihy’s monumental painting of Christ the King, you may see a tear descending from Jesus’ left eye. Or you might not.

Jo-Ann Davis

Budget constraints force bigger class sizes

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TORONTO - A balanced budget for the Toronto Catholic District School Board has made increased class sizes a reality, and that leaves some educators worried about the success of students, specifically those who struggle. 

Mario Iatonna, executive superintendent of corporate services and board treasurer

Windsor Catholic school board begins to downsize

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The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board will be downsizing over the next year despite projecting a $1.1-million surplus in the 2014-2015 budget.

Waterloo Catholic school trustee Greg Reitzel.

OECTA sends wrong message by supporting pride parade

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A Waterloo Catholic school trustee believes Catholic teachers marching in the 2014 World Pride Parade with the support of their union sends a confusing message to students. 

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, left, has come under fire from Pat Daly and the Hamilton Catholic school trustees due to his decree that all future Liberals must be pro-choice.

Hamilton school board expresses concerns with Trudeau on abortion stance

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Hamilton’s Catholic school board has let Liberal leader Justin Trudeau know it is unhappy with his decree that all Liberal candi-dates going forward must be pro choice.

Mike Murphy, senior vice-president of operations for the NHL and a graduate of Toronto's Brebeuf College School.

Brebeuf has been making men out of boys for 50 years

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TORONTO - Brebeuf College School has been turning teenagers into men for five decades.

Board mulls appeal of exemption for non-Catholic students from religion

Board mulls appeal of exemption for non-Catholic students from religion

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MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A court ruling that exempts a non-Catholic student with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board from attending religious festivities could rock the Catholicity of Ontario's Catholic education system.

Ian Markert, 26, a student at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. Markert is a Marine veteran active in the university’s veterans student group.

U.S. veterans drawn to Catholic universities

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LEVITTOWN, PA. - Catholic colleges and universities across the United States are attracting military veterans of recent wars with a combination of financial aid, individualized assistance and opportunities for peer support.

Students dramatize alleged destructive practices of Canadian mining companies during the Catholic Students’ Week “ Proclaim with Integrity for Justice Weekend” event.

Catholics unite on campuses across Canada

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For the first time, students from across Canada united in Toronto and held a national event to launch the annual Catholic Students’ Week.

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