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Easter Drawing Contest 2021 winners

Easter Drawing Contest 2021 winners

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Two of the most joyous occasions in the Catholic calendar are Christmas and Easter, and they are made ever more joyous seen through the eyes of young people.

The choirs from St. Michael’s Choir School returned to neighbouring St. Michael’s Cathedral-Basilica March 21 for the first time since pandemic restrictions were put in place a year earlier.

St. Michael's Choir School returns to Toronto cathedral for Easter

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After a long year of vocal restrictions, students and staff at St. Michael’s Choir School are thrilled they’ll be lending their voices to Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral-Basilica again, albeit with safety protocols in place.

There’s a push among Christians for a common date for Easter based on the alignment of the sun and moon.

Easter’s date: One faith, two calendars

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VATICAN CITY -- If you’ve ever wondered what’s behind the calendar chaos of Easter, look no further than the sun and the moon.

This massive painting of the crucifixion, along with more than a dozen scenes from Jesus’ life, is at the Isenheim monastery near Colmar, Germany, where those near death came to make a full confession in preparing for a good death in pre-Reformation Europe.

Confronting death: Jesus’ last words open us up to our vulnerability, frailty

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Thinking about a horrible death doesn’t come naturally to 21st-century humans, even on Good Friday.

Connie Leon looks over The Last Supper wood relief carving she donated to St. Joseph’s Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School.

The Last Supper artwork finds familiar home

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After decades hanging in Connie Leon’s dining room, a compelling depiction of The Last Supper has found a new home at St. Joseph Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School.

The annual Good Friday procession through Toronto’s Little Italy has been cancelled for the second straight year due to COVID-19.

Good Friday procession on hiatus for second year

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The annual Good Friday procession that brings the Stations of the Cross to life in the streets of Toronto’s Little Italy has been cancelled for the second straight year due to COVID-19.

Markus de Domenico with his wife Amy and daughters Lauren, left, and Ava.

Listening to voice of the hearing impaired

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As the father of two hearing-impaired daughters, musician and Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Markus de Domenico wants to make sure children of all hearing abilities can appreciate the beauty of song.

Maribel Maryoga felt a call to use her talents in a different way, putting behind her career in dance to work in Catholic communications.

Dancing to the Lord’s will

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Maribel Maryoga’s career as a dancer took her to some exciting places.

Patrick Salah

Seminarian has the music in him

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Deacon Patrick Salah did portray a priest during playtime at home when he was very young, but the Halifax, N.S., product first truly felt the call to serve the Lord shortly after his first year of Bachelor of Music studies at Dalhousie University in 2011.

Hope Agbolosoo with a group of his athletes in Ghana.

Hope and hoop dreams give rise to foundation

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If being positive is a calling in life, Hope Agbolosoo has certainly found his.

The metaphor of an ocean and being called to a new horizon is the theme of the whole conference.

Vocational discernment is for every Catholic

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A vocational discernment is for every person of the faith, says Sr. Mary Rowell, president of NAVFD, National Association of Vocation and Formation Directors.

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