In just under two years since taking on the inaugural role of Manager of Community Wellness (MCW), Emily VanBerkum-Farahat continues to be profoundly impacted by the strides the University of St. Michael’s College is making for students’ mental health.
Faith transforms pain into determination
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMarshall McLuhan, Jean Chrétien, Moira McQueen, and very soon, Anita Imperioli.
Assumption University, a Roman Catholic higher-education institute federated with the University of Windsor, recently announced that Imperioli, the founder of the non-profit organization In Honour of the Ones We Love, is the 2024-25 recipient of its Christian Culture Series Gold Medal.
People first at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterOur Lady Seat of Wisdom College is celebrating a successful 25 years this year with staff and students alike fondly looking back on an institution that has grown steadily as it strives to educate the whole person.
Rosary exhibit pays tribute to a spiritual past
By Anna Farrow‘Like the believers... shine by their diversity and the uniqueness, while being united by the same devotion’
Putting the care back in end-of-life care
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCanadian senior citizens with trepidations about contending with a medical regime increasingly preaching the gospel of euthanasia have a new ally.
'Just act' to spawn positive change
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterAngie Peters, the former telecommunications executive — since 2013 the president and CEO of the Toronto-based Christian social service organization Yonge Street Mission — effortlessly cites Scripture to explain the ethos driving her mission to support people trapped in generational poverty.
Catholic values help student battle racism
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterA former student of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board was recently recognized by the Ontario government for extensive work as a leader of inclusivity in her community and beyond.
Give us this day our daily bread
By Sheila Nonato, Catholic Register SpecialMother Teresa of Calcutta once said, “When Christ said, ‘I was hungry and you fed me,’ He didn’t mean only the hunger for food and for bread; He also meant the hunger to be loved.”
St. Michael Award recognizes decades of faithful service
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterIn the eyes of those who see them every Sunday, Larry and Theresa Keogh are titans of service - an irreplaceable duo who together have committed decades of their lives to the betterment of St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Alliston.
Vocation directors take on challenge of drawing priests
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterCanadian archdiocesan and diocesan vocation directors assembled at the FCJ Retreat & Conference Centre in Calgary from Oct. 1-4 to contemplate how they can join forces to inspire more calls to the priesthood and consecrated life.