I was in Bethlehem for one day in 2007, about this time of the year. There was an unnatural calm to the place. Streets were empty. Olive-wood carvings were piling up in the workshops in hope of a return of the tourists. But most shops weren't betting on it. Most were locked tight behind heavy metal doors.
Motherhood is all it’s cracked up to be
By Catholic Register SpecialTo honour Mother’s Day, The Catholic Register asked five Catholic moms to offer a brief reflection on motherhood.
Together, they have compiled an essay of love and selflessness that pays tribute to their sacred vocation.
Spiritan honoured for five decades of dedication to Catholic education
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - In recognition of Fr. Pat Fitzpatrick’s dedication to Catholic education and the faith in general, the Toronto Catholic District School Board presented him with its Award of Merit.
Brebeuf has been making men out of boys for 50 years
By Peter Ash, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Brebeuf College School has been turning teenagers into men for five decades.
Educator wants to increase ethical use of technology in classrooms
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterMichael Redfearn is on a mission to make technology a bigger part of the Catholic classroom.
Don’t marginalize kids by reading material
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - To break the chain of poverty marginalized students must never feel alienated by material used to teach literacy as that skill is the foundation for success, said Avis Glaze.
To Kenya for apprentices
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO - Three Catholic students will be in Kenya this month building a school through their carpentry pre-apprenticeship program run by the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 27.
Catholic schools ‘tremendous benefit’ to Ontario
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - There have been no surprises for Michael Pautler since taking the reins at the Institute of Catholic Education last September.
A community’s call to serve in the love of Christ
By Jo-Ann Davis, Catholic Register SpecialCatholic Education Week is a time to celebrate. We will celebrate excellence in academics, sports and innovation, but as a Catholic community we will also celebrate exemplary practices of community, charity and solidarity.
School chaplain gives new life to church goods
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When Mark Siolek read an article about a bar owner purchasing confessionals from the Archdiocese of Buffalo to be used in bathrooms, his stomach turned.