Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register
Faith transforms pain into determination
Marshall McLuhan, Jean Chrétien, Moira McQueen, and very soon, Anita Imperioli.
Assumption University, a Roman Catholic higher-education institute federated with the University of Windsor, recently announced that Imperioli, the founder of the non-profit organization In Honour of the Ones We Love, is the 2024-25 recipient of its Christian Culture Series Gold Medal.
Alberta city looks to cancel Bishop Grandin
St. Albert, Alta.’s naming committee has received an application requesting the late Bishop Vital Justin Grandin’s name be removed from a prominent downtown neighbourhood.
Physicians, heal thyselves: Society seeks to heal, renew profession
Dr. Farr Curlin aligned with fellow U.S. physicians over the past several years to form The Hippocratic Society, a group aiming to restore moral formation and conscientious clinical judgment as cherished ideals in practising good medicine.
Direction of Newman Theological College in Edmonton questioned
Catholics concerned about the recent administrative actions at Newman Theological College (NTC) in Edmonton are demanding greater transparency from the board of directors and for the school to noticeably reaffirm its fidelity to imparting Catholic doctrine.
'The Singing Priest' to take Moncton stage
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M., plus many more songs and a few “yarns and jokes in between.” This is what Fr. Ray Kelly, affectionately dubbed “The Singing Priest,” will serve up at his first-ever Canadian concert at The Riverview Arts Centre in Greater Moncton, N.B., Oct. 22.
Digital dollar shelved, cash remains king
The Bank of Canada (BOC) is shelving its plan to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Cash for St. John's abuse victims by month's end
Nearly 300 victims — or their surviving loved ones — who suffered abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s, N.L., during the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, or by Archdiocese of St. John’s clergy, will receive the initial disbursement of their long-awaited monetary restitution before the end of this month.
Putting the care back in end-of-life care
Canadian senior citizens with trepidations about contending with a medical regime increasingly preaching the gospel of euthanasia have a new ally.
'Just act' to spawn positive change
Angie Peters, the former telecommunications executive — since 2013 the president and CEO of the Toronto-based Christian social service organization Yonge Street Mission — effortlessly cites Scripture to explain the ethos driving her mission to support people trapped in generational poverty.
Vocation directors take on challenge of drawing priests
Canadian archdiocesan and diocesan vocation directors assembled at the FCJ Retreat & Conference Centre in Calgary from Oct. 1-4 to contemplate how they can join forces to inspire more calls to the priesthood and consecrated life.