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September 20, 2018

Woman takes Alcatraz plunge for Mary’s Meals

Liz Lambert will be taking the plunge off of Alcatraz and swimming two kilometres to shore to raise funds for Mary’s Meals and a school in Malawi.

Liz Lambert will be taking on the greatest physical challenge of her life Sept. 29 when she takes the plunge to swim two-kilometres of the frigid San Francisco Bay from the famous Alcatraz Island to the mainland.

Published in Canada
September 19, 2018

U2's Bono meets Pope Francis to sign charity agreement

Bono, the lead singer of U2, speaks during a news conference in the Vatican press hall after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican Sept. 19.
VATICAN – Bono, the lead singer of the Irish band U2, said he told Pope Francis that in Ireland "it looks as though the abusers are being more protected than the victims. And you could see the pain in his face."
Published in International
September 5, 2018

Travel gap year leads to serving the homeless

Winnipeg native Abby Pyrz, right, met with many homeless people during her two years serving at Christ in the City in Denver.

Abby Pyrz was 18 years old when she was bitten by the travel bug. 

Published in Youth Speak News
August 2, 2018

New St. Vincent de Paul director puts Canada-wide focus on advocacy for poor 

New St. Vincent de Paul director puts Canada-wide focus on advocacy for poor 

The umbrella organization for hundreds of St. Vincent de Paul councils in parishes across Canada is getting ready to step into the national spotlight.

Published in Canada
June 4, 2018

Couple's prison ministry inspires prisoners of love

Stan and Marilyn Pidsadny say their faith and ministry have helped keep them together for 60 years.

VANCOUVER – In 60 years of marriage, Marilyn and Stan Pidsadny have found one of the most fulfilling things they’ve ever done together is to go prison.

Published in Canada
April 3, 2018

Faith opens up wallet for international aid, study finds

Faith opens up wallet for international aid, study finds

Faith is the force Development and Peace counts on when they ask for money. A new study by the Angus Reid Institute shows they have the right idea — but also that it may not be enough.

Published in Canada
March 23, 2018

OCY Service Week opens up new world for youth

Teens spent an afternoon changing bed sheets at Good Shepherd Ministries, a homeless shelter in Toronto.

Sixteen-year-old Mary-Margaret Asoata wasn’t expecting much from Service Week. 

Published in Canada
March 12, 2018

Glen Argan: Pursuit of the common good is the best path

"There is a loud knocking at the door from the tenuous ecological situation of our planet. Self-interest has become a suicidal path," Glen Argan writes.
Perhaps the notion of the common good will soon have its day in the sun.
Published in Glen Argan
February 12, 2018

Questioning Faith: What would it mean to truly love others?

A homeless man rests outside a church in Rome, 2014.
One Sunday morning in church, I wondered why the person beside me was breathing so loudly. Did he have some terrible lung ailment? Was he about to expire? It sounded almost like… snoring. 
Published in Faith
July 27, 2017

High schooler's video gives back to beloved St. Francis Table

Émile Constantin produced a contest-winning video that won $1,200 for his late great uncle’s beloved charity, St. Francis Table.

What started out as a Grade 10 Civics video project became a new way for Émile Constantin to connect with the memory of his beloved great uncle.

Published in Youth Speak News
June 28, 2017

Faith: Being good-hearted is not enough

Faith: Being good-hearted is not enough

Charity is about being good-hearted, but justice is about something more.

Published in Fr. Ron Rolheiser
March 29, 2017

CNEWA celebrates 12 years in Canada

CNEWA Canada celebrates its 12th anniversary this year and Carl Hétu, pictured, has been with the organization since it's conception.

OTTAWA – As the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) marks its 90th anniversary this year, CNEWA Canada celebrates 12 years.

Published in Canada
February 18, 2017

This couple gave to persecuted Christians, and Pope Francis responded

Amaro Pesquero and Josefa Rodríguez gave money for persecuted Christians in the Middle East and Pope Francis wrote them back.

MADRID, Spain – Josefa Rodríguez and Amaro Pesquero were not expecting to receive a letter from Pope Francis.

Published in International
March 11, 2016

A noble experiment that changed lives

In the late 1970s and ’80s, ShareLife canvassers went door-to-door in neighbourhoods throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto soliciting funds from Catholics for the annual campaign. ShareLife also used to hold an annual family walk-a-thon to raise funds. The first walk was held in 1996.

It wasn’t anger. It wasn’t fear. It was truth that made Archbishop Philip Pocock stand up and say no.

The morning of March 20, 1976 Toronto discovered the Catholic Church wasn’t buying the city’s new notion of progress. 

Published in ShareLife: 40 Years of Working Wonders
December 11, 2015

’Tis the season for charitable giving

Experts expect Canadians to donate billions of dollars to charity during the Christmas season.

TORONTO - Canadian charities count on the arrival of the Christmas spirit as the final six weeks of the year account for almost half of their annual donations.

Published in Canada
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