Rosella Kinoshameg means more to the Jesuits of Canada than the Jesuit Fathers can really say. But they said it anyway by giving her the 2023 Magis Award at the 15th annual Jesuit Provincial’s Dinner held April 12, just north of Toronto.
Program allows kids to view international issues through faith lens
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA student program by Development and Peace-Caritas Canada is giving young people the opportunity to put their faith into action through the completion of social justice activities in their school community.
Tackling the stigma around mental health
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFor the parish that seeks to know, understand and draw a little closer to suffering — the suffering of Christ on the Cross or the suffering of their brothers and sisters — there is a resource hidden in the pews, quietly praying. People who struggle with depression, addiction, anxiety, compulsions and social phobias have suffered, will suffer and know suffering. The mentally ill and those struggling with mental health can teach a parish about suffering.
Archdiocese of Montreal protests Roxham Road shutdown
By Anna FarrowThe Archdiocese of Montreal has issued a strong rebuke to the federal government for the March 25 closure of Roxham Road, the most heavily trafficked “irregular” entry point for asylum seekers located on the Quebec-New York border.
Ethical concerns for an AI world
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA recent photo created by an app showing Pope Francis wearing a designer bomber jacket went viral on social media, fooling millions around the world.
Children’s aid faces up to race issues
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLess than 10 per cent of the children in Toronto are Black, yet more than half the kids in the care of the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto are Black. Priscilla Manful is determined to do something about it.
Seeking common ground in a polarized world
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen Pogo said, “We have met the enemy and he is us” in a comic strip back in 1970, he didn’t know the half of it. Pogo never heard of Twitter, attack ads, bot farms or “doing your own research.” Pogo could never have imagined a Church or society broken down into political and cultural sects caught up in perpetual rhetorical war with one another.
Agnes Thomas driven to make impact
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterDr. Agnes Thomas’ depth of experience, gleaned from years of service to several communities, has led to a new role as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
A step further on pilgrimage of penance
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterRepudiating the Doctrine of Discovery, endorsing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, confessing the sin of a colonizing mentality, promising to stand with Indigenous peoples when they struggle for their land and their rights and committing the Church to reconciliation with Indigenous people world-wide — all this arrived in a two-page statement issued jointly by two Vatican dicasteries as another step in the pilgrimage of penance Pope Francis undertook in Canada last summer.
For sale: landmark Nova Scotia churches
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterDespite needing repairs topping $1 million, a recently deconsecrated landmark Acadian church has drawn extensive interest from buyers since being put up for sale by the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth late last month.
‘Dear Fr. Robert’ Montreal’s only married priest
By Anna FarrowThe April 1 funeral for Fr. Robert Assaly at Montreal’s St. Thomas More Catholic Church featured a rare sight: front pews filled by his large family with his wife Nancy, their children and spouses.