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If you think a retreat is just a day or two in the countryside spent praying and reading Scripture, the Star of the North Retreat House in St. Albert, Alta., wants you to think again. Beginning with an introductory session the Oct. 3 weekend, Star of the North wants to take a diverse range of people through a three-year process divided into nine modules called Aurora Living.
Centre seeks to spread message of strength
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSaturdays and weekday nights have taken on a special dimension in Angie Carboni’s life in recent months.
The need for retreat never greater
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterGiven the mental and emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society over the past year-and-a-half, for many, spiritual retreat may be more essential than ever.
Building a future from the past
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhether or not reconciliation with Indigenous people lies in the future, such a reconciliation is impossible without an unclouded view of our past, from first contact to the present, Indigenous and Jesuit scholars have told The Catholic Register.
Christianity central to 'Come From Away'
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIt has been nearly five years since Come From Away debuted and enraptured big-city theatre audiences with its musical depiction of how the people of Gander created a ray of light within the darkness of 9/11 for nearly 7,000 Americans forced to make an emergency landing in the remote Newfoundland town.
Thank you, Bill Davis
By JOHN KOSTOFF, Catholic Register SpecialWith the passing of Bill Davis on Aug. 8, education and Ontario lost one of the last voices of reasonableness and optimism in an otherwise adversarial and tribal approach to problem solving.
Ontario schools navigate vaccine landscape
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Government of Ontario has not tipped its hand yet if it will institute mandatory vaccinations for teachers and staff, but education unions are trying to persuade Premier Doug Ford to make that choice.
Romeo at home with London Catholic school board
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterVince Romeo, the London Catholic District School Board’s new director of education, has a connection to the southwestern Ontario city — and the board — that runs deep.
The great outdoors: where class gets gritty
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterEducator and environmental advocate Anne Corkery believes there’s no greater learning environment for children than in the great outdoors.
Border issue makes for a tough choice
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWith the United States extending its non-essential travel restrictions at land border crossings until at least Sept. 21, Windsor, Ont.’s Avery Comartin finds herself in a difficult bind.
Prestigious Schulich Scholarship awarded to two Catholic grads
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterKiara Mavalwala is heading to York University this fall to study engineering in hopes of one day being able to ensure all people living in Canada have access to clean drinking water.