If you are thinking of a charitable gift or bequest to a charity, it is prudent to consider the assets that appreciate in value and are subject to a capital gains tax.
Refugee endowment keeps on giving
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterMost charitable gifts are spent. The money is spent responsibly and carefully and there’s never enough of it, but the money gets spent. That’s why there’s always another letter, another appeal, another campaign.
Live classes draw students to Catholic college
By Elizabeth Gay, Catholic Register SpecialIt's been a unique start to post-secondary education for many students taking the next step on their educational path in this year of COVID-19.
Living in the ‘uncanny valley’
By Gerry TurcotteIn a wonderful essay written in 1919, “Das Unheimliche,” Sigmund Freud proposed a theory of the uncanny to explain the sense of unease and even terror that can arise when something presents itself to us as strangely familiar, but not quite.
St. FX student develops AI coaching app
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMbongeni “Bo” Ndlovu’s scientific journey began, in a sense, when he was a young boy living in Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.
A grandma’s love eases the pain
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA high school student whose yearbook tribute to his late grandmother was replaced with a racist message says her legacy of faith is helping him through this challenging time.
Campion professor in reinvention mode
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterImagine as a university student the sensation at being cited in O, The Oprah Magazine and The Journal of Positive Psychology for a study you designed.
Campus life back to a virtual normal
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterUniversity campuses are a lot quieter this fall semester as lectures and student club activities have transitioned in large part to the online space.
Ignatian principles drive St. Paul’s program
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAt a dinner honouring student leaders at the University of Manitoba, St. Paul’s College rector Chris Adams had a very Ignatian and Jesuit moment. Adams thought to himself, “What more should we be doing?”
Student’s fight for justice continues at Yale
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterFormer Toronto Catholic District School Board student trustee Taylor Dallin has taken her fight for social justice to the halls of Yale University.
Gift to Brescia will develop women leaders
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA $200,000 gift from the RBC Foundation’s Future Launch program will help enhance leadership opportunities for the women at Canada’s only women’s university.