Dufferin-Peel board names Mazzorato as its new director of education
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterMISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Marianne Mazzorato has been named new director of education for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
Higher calling: six things to know about campus ministry
By Catholic Register StaffEditor’s note: this is an edited version of a blog entry Oriana Bertucci, director of Ryerson Catholic Campus Ministry, shared about what campus ministries offer to students in the Archdiocese of Toronto. It originally appeared at archtoronto.org.
University campuses represent the fertile landscape of our society, nurturing culture and giving root to our future world leaders. This is where research and technology develop and emergent ideas flourish. And today, it’s a place in desperate need of the life-giving water of the Gospel message.
Catholic higher ed lives on in Charlottetown
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterDespite shuttering its doors and selling its campus in 1969, St. Dunstan’s University is still maintaining the presence of Catholic education on Prince Edward Island.
Saint Paul program takes business to the margins
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLast year Pope Francis told writers Andrea Tornielli and Giacomo Galeazzi, “This economy kills.” This year Ottawa’s Saint Paul University is launching a practical program in techniques for building a different kind of economy.
University, parish set to embrace
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Angelo Minardi aims to help students at the University of St. Michael’s College find a sense of community within St. Basil’s parish.
King’s University College finds richness through diversity
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterKing’s University College is bringing some international flavour to its southwestern Ontario campus.
St. Jerome’s expands on 150-year legacy
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterWith 150 years of Catholic education under its belt, St. Jerome’s University is celebrating the school year with a new vision.
Called from the wild to serve
By Catholic Register SpecialEagle River, Alaska, is a wilderness paradise with a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and clear rivers. In the 1970s it was a remote town where the closest grocery store was an hour’s drive on a partially paved road. It was the ideal location to inspire a young woman to pursue a career in wildlife biology.
Mission program teaches what it’s like to serve
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Giving up the luxuries of North America last year to do mission work in Guyana proved to be a life-giving experience for Ashley Aperocho.
In praise of religious women
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - During his visit last month to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis described women religious as “women of strength” who work on the “frontlines in the proclamation of the Gospel.”
A heart that leapt, providence leads sister to her vocation
By Thandiwe Konguavi, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON - When Mary Truong first met the Sisters of Providence, her heart leapt.