As someone whose life was disrupted at an early age by the ravages of war, Fr. Sami Helewa, SJ, understands the plight of the refugee who has escaped their homeland to call elsewhere home.
Into the DRAGEN’s den ...
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTo really understand climate change, it helps to ask a medievalist.
Words to live by: Lenten spiritual reading
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAlms, prayer and fasting are the broad categories the Church requires in the season of Lent. But let your heart and your devotion lead you over to the bookshelf, and you might find a path into the formal disciplines of Lent through spiritual reading.
Art and the Word
By Bridget Ker, Co-ordinator of Saint John’s Bible, Diocese of HamiltonThe Diocese of Hamilton is home to a Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. It is a fine art reproduction of a handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible that was created in collaboration with Saint John’s Abbey and University and celebrated British calligrapher Donald Jackson.
ShareLife set for campaign launch
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterAfter being asked to dig deeper last year to support the most vulnerable in society, parishioners across the Archdiocese of Toronto are being urged to be just as generous as ShareLife kicks off its 2020 campaign on Feb. 26, Ash Wednesday.
A season for embracing the cross
By Fr. Yaw AcheampongAs Christmas and its light fades from our memories we enter a period of reflection — the season of Lent.
'We get along': The simple secret to a 71-year marriage
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterMarriage seems to agree with George and Olive Heron. How else do you explain having stayed true to their vows for 71 years?
Parish leaders at heart of campaign’s success
By Diocese of HamiltonAs more parishes take the leap of faith that is the Diocese of Hamilton’s “One Heart, One Soul” Campaign, pastors play an instrumental role, of course.
Sisters re-constructing a solid future
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterWhere many people would be tempted by the money they could reap by selling a property in a desirable Toronto location to condo developers, the Daughters of St. Paul are staying put to continue their mission in a place that is home. And has been home for decades.
The Bourgeoys revolution: Celebrating 400 years of St. Marguerite
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterCalling a woman who toiled in New France in the mid-1600s Canada’s first great feminist might draw a laugh from some, but not Sr. Susan Kidd.
Orphans of history: The Irish refugees of The Great Famine of 1847
By Peter StocklandMONTREAL -- Unlikely as it might seem, the Irish are once again in the eye of a controversy storm, this time over the naming of a Montreal commuter rail station in historic Griffintown neighbourhood.