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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

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Marshall 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

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Our 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. 

Headucation

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Hip-hop beats connect class with curriculum

Rosary exhibit pays tribute to a spiritual past

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‘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

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Canadian 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

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Angie 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

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A 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

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Mother 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

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In 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

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Canadian 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.