Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register
Summer camps another COVID casualty
Discussions on how Camp Vincent would operate as this year of pandemic turned into summer became a moot point once the province of Ontario took the decision out of operators’ hands.
Timely musical message on mental health
Most people have experienced that annoying friend who no matter how you try to shake them, they just won’t go away.
Churches take first steps in re-opening
It was like a new beginning for Fr. Geoffrey Young and clergy in the Diocese of Saskatoon.
Religious demand cleaner economy
More than 200 Catholic sisters from across Canada want Ottawa to deny a bailout to the oil and gas industry and invest in building a cleaner, low-carbon economy after COVID-19.
When somebody says we need help, that’s what you do’
After 40 years serving some of the most vulnerable in society with St. Elizabeth Health Care, Patricia Malone was easing into her retirement. Her career wasn’t in the rearview mirror yet, but she was working half-time as she prepared for life beyond work.
Grieving a ‘hidden tragedy’ of pandemic
The quiet victims during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic have been those grieving the death of a loved one.
Safety top priority as Catholic schools stay closed
Partners in Catholic education are in agreement with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to cancel in-class learning for the rest of this school year.
Archdiocese plots plans for re-opening
As Ontario and other provinces slowly begin to re-open a society that’s been in lockdown for more than two months, Church officials are well on their way in preparing for the lifting, or modifying, of the ban on large-scale gatherings like Mass celebrations.
Giving Tuesday lives up to name
It’s hard to tell how Giving Tuesday affected donations to Catholic charities in Canada, but ShareLife did see an uptick in donations from an e-mail blast sent to coincide with the annual charitable fundraising day May 5.
The doors may be locked at St. Mary Immaculate Church in Elora, Ont., but Christ is still open and welcoming parishioners.