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December 15, 2017

Christmas memories still burn bright

At Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence in Scarborough, Ont., Christmas memories remain fresh, poignant and bountiful. The long-term care facility is home to more than 280 residents, many coping with various ailments that come with aging. There are thousands of Christmases past embedded in the memories of residents, joyful and sometimes sad, but all vital in shaping their lives. As another Christmas nears, The Catholic Register’s Michael Swan talked to some residents about some of their most vivid recollections of the season.
Br. Philip Adamo has a very clear memory of the first Christmas of his life as a Franciscan. He was a late vocation when he entered the Order of Friars Minor novitiate in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., at the advanced age of 27 in 1957. He had simply never imagined anything like the life he encountered among 60 young men discerning a vocation.
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