In just under two years since taking on the inaugural role of Manager of Community Wellness (MCW), Emily VanBerkum-Farahat continues to be profoundly impacted by the strides the University of St. Michael’s College is making for students’ mental health.
Faith transforms pain into determination
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterMarshall 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.
People first at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterOur Lady Seat of Wisdom College is celebrating a successful 25 years this year with staff and students alike fondly looking back on an institution that has grown steadily as it strives to educate the whole person.
Student project gives back with art
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterAs the new school year beckons, the incoming Grade 6 students at St. John XXIII Catholic School in Oshawa, Ont., are getting set to take the reins of the class's newly founded charitable e-commerce website.
St. Mary's taking learning outdoors this fall
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterStudents at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering, Ont., are looking forward to the launch this fall of the school's long-awaited unique outdoor classroom.
Edmonton principal never feared change
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThroughout her 39 years as a Catholic educator, Theresa Antonakis has never felt daunted by the idea of embracing change.
History professor to catalogue the Camino’s way
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterPope Benedict XVI once said the network of pilgrims’ ways known as the Camino de Santiago is “a way sown with so many demonstrations of fervour, repentance, hospitality, art and culture which speak to us eloquently of the spiritual roots of the Old Continent.”
Canada’s food security affects Jamaica
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThere is no enigmatic reason why Dr. Kristin Lozanski has been highly successful in researching the experiences of Jamaicans participating in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in Ontario’s Niagara region over the past decade.
The method to her fruitful results? Showing up.
Late archbishop key in B.C. colleges’ launch
By AGNIESZKA RUCK, Canadian Catholic NewsJust before the turn of the new millennium, then Vancouver Archbishop Adam Exner, like many others, was asking himself the question, “What will the future bring?”
Newman chaplain answers ‘call within a call’
By Anna FarrowIt is a long way from his native Igboland in Nigeria to the Newman Centre at McGill University, but Fr. Anthony Atansi finds himself as “at home” in one as the other.
Family, faith guide scholarship winner
By NICHOLAS ELBERS, Canadian Catholic NewsFor Lilian Pham, winning the prestigious Schulich Leadership Scholarship was only possible because of the love and support of her family.