St. Mike’s seminars create launching pad for first-year students
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe University of St. Michael’s College is trying to make the leap from high school to post-secondary education a little easier with the introduction of a number of seminars that open up university life to the freshman class.
Coady Institute keeps pace with future
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterTrying to stay relevant over 60 years takes plenty of the proverbial blood, sweat and tears.
An education built on inspiration
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- It’s a monumental year for Newman Theological College, which is celebrating both its 50th anniversary and the canonization of its namesake, Blessed John Henry Newman.
Jesuit influence on rebound in Sudbury
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterJesuit Fr. John Meehan believes Catholic post-secondary education is facing the same issue at the University of Sudbury that Catholic colleges and universities are facing around the world: it’s quite fragile in a world that is increasingly secular.
Liberal arts ‘never been more important’
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- University of British Columbia president Santa Ono watched the news in horror last spring as the burning spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris toppled and crashed during a fire at one of the world’s most famous churches.
The King’s philosopher: new principal looks to create meaning in the lives of students
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDavid Malloy may be the philosopher in charge at King’s, but he’s no philosopher-king.
Courageous past in El Salvador remembered
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterIt may be 30 years since Cardinal Michael Czerny left the Jesuit-run Central American University in El Salvador, but it’s not a place that has forgotten him.
The Czerny family’s experience held valuable lessons for future cardinal
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAbout 1.5 million Canadian stories begin at Pier 21 in Halifax. Cardinal Michael Czerny’s is one of them.
Michael Czerny: The making of a Cardinal
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register“It’s a daunting thing, but it’s a wonderful opportunity too,” Cardinal Michael Czerny told The Catholic Register as he prepared for a whirlwind Oct. 4-6 weekend: ordained a bishop on Friday, elevated to the College of Cardinals on Saturday and engaged as a special secretary to the Synod on the Amazon on Sunday.
Sister Servant fulfils her childhood dream
By Kyle Greenham, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- It has been 20 years since the seeds of sisterhood were first planted in Emily Schietzsch.
Counsellor turns the hurt to a help
ByWhen Heidi Lee speaks, the young women at Sancta Maria House listen.