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August 2, 2018

Speaking out: Working through post-grad anxiety

Speaking out: Working through post-grad anxiety

If anyone had asked me last summer about my plans after graduation, I would have said that I was going to move to the U.S. to complete a one-year postgraduate fellowship with a giant media company. 

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
July 17, 2018

Vatican guide to consecrated virginity must be read with discernment, canonist says

Karen Ervin, Theresa Jordan and Laurie Malashanko pause in prayer before the altar at Detroit's Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in 2017. They were consecrated into the Catholic Church's order of virgins.
WASHINGTON – A new Vatican instruction on the role of consecrated virginity has drawn criticism from an American group, which says that a key paragraph of the document could lead to confusion. At issue is whether entering the Church’s “order of virgins” requires that women actually be virgins.
Published in International
June 12, 2018

Speaking out: Pope’s actions speak louder than his words

A large ballon is seen as Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 13.

I was surprised at how well Wim Wenders summarized the first five years of Pope Francis’  pontificate in his latest documentary, Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. In the end, it truly deepened my admiration for Pope Francis. 

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
June 5, 2018

Birthright marks a half century of service

Birthright founder Louise Summerhill. Birthright is marking a half-century of service with its annual convention on June 9.

When Birthright first took root 50 years ago, little did the founders foresee it growing from its little office in Toronto to an organization spanning North America and even making inroads into Africa.

Published in Canada
May 28, 2018

Barefoot and Preaching: You can find God’s grace in every possible place

Moses and the burning bush, Jean Baptiste van Loo, 1684 – 1745

I have found God inescapable for most of my life. Even when I try to run away, there He is. 

Published in Register Columnists
April 23, 2018

In 'historic' move, Pope names three laywomen to doctrinal congregation

Pope Francis is pictured during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 18.
VATICAN – Pope Francis appointed three women as consultors to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It marks the first time women and laypersons were named as active contributors -- not support staff.
Published in International
April 11, 2018

Pontifical Commission for Latin America proposes synod on women

Pope Francis greets a blind woman who is 99 years old along the parade route in Trujillo, Peru, Jan. 20. At the end of their plenary meeting March 6-9 at the Vatican, members of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America proposed that the church hold a Synod of Bishops "on the theme of the woman in the life and mission of the church."
VATICAN – The Catholic Church in Latin America must recognize and appreciate the role of women and end the practice of using them solely as submissive laborers in the parish, said members of a pontifical commission.
Published in International
April 11, 2018

Conference honours women religious who put their lives at risk to serve

Women religious, who were freed after being held by rebels for more than three months, attend a 2014 prayer service at Holy Cross Church in Damascus, Syria, after their release.
ROME – Today's women religious belong to "a long line of courageous women" whose faith in God and love for humanity led them to put their lives at risk, said Sister Patricia Murray, an Irish member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Published in Call to Service
March 23, 2018

UPEI students take faith in action in Honduras

The UPEI students worked with eight young women who attend the Jardin De Santa Margarita (Garden of Saint Marguerite) school in Sánta Barbara.

Early in the morning, Sely Teruel walks along hilly, cloud-covered mountains and dusty slopes to get to her school in Sánta Barbara, Honduras, during the week. She lives in one of the surrounding villages so the trek to and from school is about an hour each way. 

Published in Youth Speak News
March 17, 2018

Mallett creates music for a higher purpose

Mark Mallett with his wife Lea, their family that includes eight children, two sons-in-law and a granddaughter.

Mark Mallett was close to losing his religion when he rediscovered his Catholic faith through music. 

Published in Canada
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