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The last two months have been a whirlwind for Bishop Alain Faubert. An unexpected Sept. 5 phone call from the Papal Nuncio announcing his appointment as bishop of Valleyfield, and the last-minute health-related decision by Saint-Jérôme-Mont Laurier Bishop Raymond Poisson to cede to his role at the Synod meant the energetic 59-year-old found himself on a flight to Rome by the end of the month.
TV Mass brings its legacy to national stage - The Catholic Register
Aug 25, 2018 · It was set up as a one-year experiment by the Archdiocese of Toronto to see if there was an audience for it. Apparently there was. More than 31 years later — long after most TV programs disappear — The Sunday Mass for a Television Community is preparing for a new chapter in its evolution beginning Sept. 2 as it goes nationwide, expanding its reach and Massman’s legacy.
Catholic reworking of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ makes singer a ...
Apr 20, 2012 · What started with a simple request from her parish priest has made singer Kelley Mooney a YouTube hit garnering more than 426,000 views with her new rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”. “We were at Easter Mass in our own parish in Iona, P.E.I., and I had sung a song that ended with the word Hallelujah being repeated,” Mooney ...
What changed at Vatican II - The Catholic Register
October 8, 2012. Things changed with the Second Vatican Council. No one disputes that the Catholic faith remained what it has always been. The Church still teaches what the Church always taught. But the Council did not assemble 2,860 bishops to recite the catechism. The fact that the bishops commissioned the first authoritative catechism in 350 ...
Daily TV Mass has come a long way since its launch 20 years ago
March 17, 2018. Tweet. A merge between ministry and technology has been bringing Mass into people’s homes for 20 years, and more recently, onto their smartphone screens. Thanks to Daily TV Mass that is broadcast by National Catholic Broadcasting Council, Mass is available anywhere, anytime. Started in 1998 by the Canadian Conference of ...
Vestments and symbols of the Office of the Cardinal - The Catholic …
Feb 13, 2012 · Vestments and symbols of the Office of the Cardinal. By Catholic Register Staff. February 13, 2012. When Archbishop Thomas Collins becomes Thomas Cardinal Collins the principal colour of his vestments will become scarlet to symbolize the blood that a cardinal is willing to shed for his faith. Scarlet was installed as the colour for cardinals by ...
Sr. Helena Burns: Digging deep into ‘The Warning’ signs
Sep 15, 2021 · While He was on Earth, Jesus urged us to “read the signs of the times,” and St. Paul tells us to “test the spirits,” meaning to engage with what appears to be a valid intervention from Heaven (and, of course, the Church always helps us by carefully examining all such claims). The Warning really captured my attention of late because of ...
Speaking Out: To wear or not to wear rosary - The Catholic Register
Sep 30, 2020 · Speaking Out: To wear or not to wear rosary. By Mary French, Youth Speak News. September 30, 2020. The message of Our Lady of Fatima from a century ago continues to echo today: Pray the rosary every day. Our Lady of Medjugorje has also said we should keep a rosary on us at all times.
Who is St. Sebastian and why do athletes claim him? - The …
Aug 5, 2016 · Yes, he went down, but he went down giving it all for his faith. Ray McKenna, president of Catholic Athletes for Christ, says Sebastian reminds us of an important element of both sport and Christianity — suffering. “Athletes can relate to St. Sebastian,” McKenna said. “They say, ‘If he can endure that, I can go the extra mile.'”.
Student barred from Catholic school for gender opinion to file …
Feb 10, 2023 · Josh Alexander, 16, told The Catholic Register his legal representatives will be filing a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after he was arrested and charged with trespassing for trying to resume his studies at St. Joseph’s High School earlier this month. “Freedom of religion and freedom of expression are all freedoms that have been taken for granted, and freedoms taken ...