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Art allows God's voice to be heard

CHRIS MILLER Edmonton (CCN)   On Friday night, Feb. 17, Trish Bowie ripped up coloured paper into tiny pieces.

Project Advance 2011 celebrates great successes

  From schools to special needs, the Project Advance 2011 campaign funded major projects and charitable services

'Realism is back,' says sculptor of new statues for Kansas cathedral

By Catholic News Service WICHITA, Kan. The statues that will dominate the east and west transepts of the Cathedral o

A miracle on gridiron

Hand of God heals footballer Concussions have destroyed the careers and the lives of some football players, but a con

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Local

Special Mass celebrated for invalids as well as caregivers

Nathan Rumohr / The B.C. Catholic - Monday, 20 February 2012
Deacon Pablo Santa Maria Watson distributes the Eucharist during the Mass for World Day of the Sick, celebrated in Our Lady of Sorrows Church Feb. 10. Photo by Nathan Rumohr / The B.C. Catholic.By Nathan Rumohr For the World Day of the Sick, celebrated each year on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11, the archdiocese turns its eyes to the sick and...
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Serving up philosophy

Clayton Richard Long Special to The B.C. Catholic - Friday, 17 February 2012
Dr. Peter Kreeft. Clayton Richard Long/Special to The B.C. CatholicMore than 500 aspiring philosophers braved winter conditions Jan. 28 and packed the gym at Westminster Abbey in Mission to hear Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft. The attention of the people was held...
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Men's night challenges attendees to 'man-up' for Christ

Nathan Rumohr - Wednesday, 15 February 2012
More than 200 gather to understand how to re-establish their traditional roles in Church and families Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, speaks at the archdiocese's Man to Man men's night at St. Mary's Parish Feb. 4. The archbishop stressed the importance of male leadership in families and the Church. Nathan Rumohr / The B.C. Catholic Men are from Adam, women are from Eve, but the way society is being observed by...
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Op-Ed

Tebow's Christianity: just live it!

Malin Jordan - Monday, 23 January 2012

Tebow's Christianity: just live it! By Malin Jordan The B.C. Catholic When the sun shines and we foolish gnats make sport, does God take any interest? It's a question often asked in the heat of intense competition, but one that, upon sober reflection, seems to offer an obvious no. Faith and sport go well together. An athlete and team must understand faith and have a boatload...
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Papal visions supply convergent, yet diverse faculties

Msgr. Pedro Lopez-Gallo - Monday, 23 January 2012

Papal visions supply convergent, yet diverse faculties By Msgr. Pedro Lopez-Gallo The B.C. Catholic Msgr. Pedro Lopez-GalloWe have a Cartesian instinct to ascribe contrasting qualities to our civil or religious leaders. We therefore find the intellectual, social, and spiritual faculties of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI convergent yet diverse, according to their attitudes and circumstances. While Pope John Paul worked to end the Bolshevik regime...
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Canadian

Dignity for All campaign urges focus on solutions to poverty

Deborah Gyapong Canadian Catholic News - Tuesday, 21 February 2012
CPJ's Joe Gunn, CWP's Rob Rainer, Senator Jane Cordy and Senator Jim Munson. Deborah Gyapong CCN.CPJ's Joe Gunn, CWP's Rob Rainer, Senator Jane Cordy and Senator Jim Munson. Deborah Gyapong CCN.OTTAWA (CCN)—The Dignity for All Campaign brought Canadians from diverse perspectives together Feb. 14 to focus...
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Quebec bishops react cautiously to Supreme Court decision on Quebec’s ERC

Deborah Gyapong Canadian Catholic News - Friday, 17 February 2012
Catholic Civil Rights League and EFC disappointed with decision OTTAWA (CCN)—The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec’s mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture program (ERC) does not violate the religious...
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National anti-suicide bill gets overwhelming multi-party support

Deborah Gyapong Canadian Catholic News - Friday, 17 February 2012
Bill C-300 An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention passed through House of Commons second reading by a multi-party majority of 285-3, Feb 15.Bill C-300 An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention passed through House of Commons second reading by a multi-party majority of 285-3, Feb 15.OTTAWA (CCN)—A national suicide prevention bill...
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Sports

Fighting Irish capture Archbishops’ Trophy

Brent Mattson - Tuesday, 15 November 2011
College wins eighth straight trophy over Notre Dame By Brent Mattson The B.C. Catholic VANCOUVER--The Vancouver College Fighting Irish defeated the Notre Dame Jugglers 27-13 at O’Hagan Field Nov. 4 for their eighth straight...
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Notre Dame Lacrosse players snag gold

Brent Mattson - Thursday, 01 September 2011
Six students spent their summer crushing the competition in provincials By Brent Mattson The B.C. Catholic VANCOUVER--School may not be in session, but that didn't stop six Notre Dame Regional Secondary students from taking...
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Winning is about more than the score

Brent Mattson - Thursday, 25 August 2011
Sports chaplains like Dave Klassen work to foster the spiritual side of athletes on and off the field By Brent Mattson The B.C. Catholic VANCOUVER--Pro athletes receive huge salaries and benefit from armies of...
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Special

World Day of Communications Special

Makani Marquis - Saturday, 28 January 2012

Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization By Pope Benedict XVI Pontifical Council for Social Communications 46th World Day of Communications, May 20, 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we draw near to World Communications Day 2012, I would like to share with you some reflections concerning an aspect of the human process of communication which, despite its importance, is often overlooked and which, at the present...
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