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Winning drawing by Sophia Della Rossa, Grade 8, for the 2023 Easter Drawing Contest.

Easter Drawing Contest 2023 winners

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Here at The Catholic Register, we make it a key part of our journalistic mission to find and communicate beauty even in a fallen world, which is why at the joyous Christian seasons of Christmas and Easter we save some of our pages for art created by elementary school students as part of our twice-yearly drawing contest.

Kenzie Stewart with nine-month-old daughter Nova. Stewart is learning the ropes as a new mother. Rose of Sharon is helping Stewart on her path, as it has for countless young mothers and their children over the years.

For the love of a mother

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Rose of Sharon aids in turning young ladies into loving moms.

Among the six York Catholic District School Board Distinguished Alumni for 2023 are sportscaster Andi Petrillo, pictured.

York Catholic board honours distinguished alumni

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Graduates who have made their mark in sportscasting, broadcasting, the National Basketball Association, education, nursing and cartoons are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award honorees of the York Catholic District School Board.

Academic supports help spread the faith

Academic supports help spread the faith

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As another school year nears its end, education partners are sharing a message of hope to educators and students while continuing to spread the spirit of the faith in Ontario’s Catholic schools.

Students from Mississauga, Ont.’s Holy Name of Mary College School take part in a mission journey in March to San Joaquin, Dominican Republic.

Mission trip combines science with service

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Anne O’Brien, director of Catholic education with the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association.

The many become one in Christ

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Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie’s legacy in promoting awareness for reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples is a hit in Catholic schools.

Rock star’s reconciliation legacy a hit

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The legacies of late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack, an Anishnawbe boy who never came home from residential school, are helping to transform Catholic education for the better.

Catholic curriculum integrates the faith perspective in all academic learning.

A faith filled way of seeing the world

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This month we will celebrate Catholic Education Week, a time for the community to recognize the importance of Catholic education in our province, where more than 500,000 students attend 1,135 elementary schools and 219 secondary schools encompassing 29 Catholic school boards.

Some of the clothing donated for Ukrainian refugees soon to receive First Communion at Toronto’s St. Demetrius School.

School steps up for Ukrainian refugees

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As First Communion approaches for the St. Demetrius Catholic School community, many members who had fled Ukraine and its war found themselves in need of more than sacramental nourishment.

Janet Somerville, as captured above in her Toronto home by Michael Swan. The talented Catholic journalist, one of the first lay women to receive a theology degree from the University of St. Michael’s College and former general secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches passed away April 16, 2023.

Janet Somerville, Catholic everywoman

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Born into the Church, she balanced faith with social justice

Fr. Matthew McCarthy presents at a retreat for young adults in Toronto last year. A one-day retreat on April 22, 2023, this year will bring in McCarthy, along with Sr. Rosemary Fry of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Retreat aims to ‘nourish the soul’

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