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Fr. Michael Bombak presents an Advent retreat earlier this month at St. Mary’s Church in Brooks, Alta.

Ukrainian priest offers inspiration during Advent

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Tucked behind St. Stephen Protomartyr Ukrainian Catholic Church on 45th Street in Calgary is the residence of Fr. Michael Bombak, his wife Kimberly and children Tobias, Miriam, Georgia, Philomena and Ignatius.

Vicky Stanley with her daughter and son during a Single Mothers Retreat hosted by Momentum at Dominus Vobiscum Family Camp, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Que. 

Momentum builds to welcome single moms in Holy Mother Church

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It was a humid August in Paris when Claire Brown learned she was pregnant. Working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute Curie, Brown was thousands of miles away from her family and friends in Canada. The father had already revealed himself as untrustworthy; he would later berate her for being “selfish” because she would not abort the child. 

Laura Ieraci interviews a gypsy lady in her yard for an upcoming documentary on the faith of Hungarian gypsies.

‘Sister in faith’ chronicles gypsy faith

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As a woman of faith, Canadian journalist Laura Ieraci has a pastoral heart — one that can lead her to distant pastures.

The work that Caritas Internationalis does with the poor around the world won’t be affected by the sudden suspension of its management.

Francis’ reform rocks Caritas Internationalis

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A dramatic shutdown of the Caritas Internationalis offices in Rome by papal decree was a surprise, and not a surprise, to the leaders of the 162 Catholic agencies that belong to the world’s second largest humanitarian network after the Red Cross.

“All children should have the right to grow within their family, the right to study and also the right to education, says Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny. Talking about human rights for children is a Catholic response in a cruel world that sees more than 36 million children worldwide displaced from their home.

‘They have the right to be children’

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In far off places, I’ve seen children under armed guard, fenced in, sitting in the dust, holding themselves up on the edges of human existence — exiled to places where any notion of the rights of children seems fanciful, even sadly comical.

A client accesses The Mustard Seed’s food service. The Calgary agency is predicting a tough winter ahead.

Tough times ahead for shelters, food banks

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Though Canada has largely entered a post-pandemic landscape in recent months, lingering scars from the two-year public health emergency mingled with fresh economic challenges are forcing homeless shelters to brace for a tough winter.

A girl looks on at a display of Russian weapon systems used in their attacks, outside St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. During the month of November, Pope Francis is asking people to pray for children who are suffering because of poverty, war and exploitation.

Poverty produced by senseless war

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War produces tremendous poverty, and its violence strikes those who are defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis said.

It is true that many Canadians do believe and retain their religious faith. But those numbers are dropping, and dropping fast, according to the latest census figures.

‘Seismic’ shift hits religious landscape in Canada

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There were 10.9 million self-identified Catholics in Canada in 2021, a sharp drop of two million from 2011, according to the latest census religion numbers. 

Post-pandemic, Canada is facing a refugee crisis as more and more people seek to resettle in Canada.

A refugee crisis looming, advocates say

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There’s a storm coming, warns FCJ Refugee Centre executive director Loly Rico.

Dr. Katherine Owens encounters a retired psychologist in her travels to Ukraine earlier this year.

Campion alum touched by sojourn to Ukraine

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Dr. Katherine Owens’ long career as a psychologist has afforded her opportunities to go abroad and provide post-disaster psychological support, serving among those affected by devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Somalia.

Peggy O’Neil, a professor in Brescia University College’s Food and Nutritional Sciences and Leadership Studies departments.

Brescia professor’s dream comes true

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Growing up in Middlesex County in southwestern Ontario, Peggy O’Neil said she and her family would encounter Brescia College — now Brescia University College — on their route to pick up pizza for dinner.

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