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January 18, 2010

• Gurnick wanted to be rich . . . then he met the Franciscians
• Benedict meets Christmas assailant, offers forgiveness
• World News in brief
• Parishioners asked to donate $2M for seminary, college
• Construction project has had to confront rumours, serious concerns
• First Nations embrace Olympics' potential
• Vancouver Archdiocese proffers 'radical hospitality' for Olympics
• Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot of Port-au-Prince among Haiti dead
• CCCB to monitor, reflect on KAIROS funding cuts
• Students, staff loved courageous Sgt. Miok
• Charismatics dine, pray in tongues
• God guided his missionary path
• Cardinal applauds Medjugorje visit
• CSS Sign of Hope tops $2.4M goal
• Priests who made a difference
  • Fr. Jack was there in a time of tragedy
  • Oblate's kindness planted a seed
  • Hospital visit aided husbands recovery
  • Live-In brings people closer to Jesus
  • Priest's radiant smile had a lasting impact
  • Basilian steered me to my life's vocation
• Shepherding Catholics back to the fold
• Papal liturgist favours 'reform of the reform'
• Bishop Fred Henry: Protect God's creation by cultivating peace
• Disease pushes prayer beyond my grasp
• Joe Gunn: Lay people rally to demand KAIROS funding
• Sr. Louise Zdunich: Why do we read the Old Testament at Mass?
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: We, as monks, lose when we stray from our vocational cells
• Editorial: Rejoice! Shake the rafters with the power of prayer

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January 25, 2010

• Church must meet youth online
• World News in Brief
• Joy, frustration fill youth ministers' work
• Church must be relevant to Kids' lives, says Bibby
• City Christians gather to pray for unity
• Christians must pray for unity despite new problems
• Canada rushes to aid Haiti in many ways
• Church making progress in dealing with sexual abuse
• Priests who made a difference
  • Fr. Gartner's blessing helped immigrants adjust to a new land
  • East Indian priest dove into Canadian traditions
  • Fr. Ted brought us out of the shadows
  • Fr. Laisnez preached extraordinary homilies and had a great sense of humour
  • Fr. Parenteau helped us through daughter's surgeries
• Pope's green theme takes on a moral tone
• Youth called to 'lofty view' of sexuality
• Pope extends olive branch to Rome's Jews
• Bob McKeon: Give the homeless A Place to Call Home
• Lisa Petsche: Let gentle souls know their light blesses you
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: Blessed are the weak for they bring depth, character to our lives
• Editorial: Pat Robertson slags Haitian people with profane judgments

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February 1, 2010

• Tax man revokes street preacher's charitable status
• Catholics, Orthodox dialogue over role of the pope
• World News in Brief
• Fr. Dan Gurnick: New priest aims to serve the poorest
• Civil society groups seek commitment to Haiti
• Local Catholics take Christ's healing words behind bars
• CCODP: Share Lent out to raise $1M in Alberta
• Spruce Grove-Stony Plain teens accept challenge to be transformed into Christ's image
• Modelling program leads young women into a life of virtue
• Papal penitence a sign of sainthoods - postulator
• Fr. Nilo grateful pope declared Year for Priests
• Sr. Louise Zdunich: Are godparents obsolete in today's society?
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: God is with us, a fellow sufferer in any tragedy
• Editorial: Benedict wants monotheists singing from the same page

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February 8, 2010

• Church must take part in public debate, says Benedict
• Canada's bishops denounce human trafficking
• World News in Brief
• Schools called to create a climate of justice
• Correction
• Strike abortion from maternal, child health initiative
• Former chief recalls when proposed saint visited Alexis reserve
• Msgr. Jerry Desmond: Whistler priest skis, serves the Lord
• Students rally to raise funds for Haiti
• Low-income women gather at collective kitchen
• Matt Maher - Chart-topper musician plays for glory of God
• Parish websites link with the faithful
  • Parish websites in the archdiocese
• Prodding jars Vatican into more interactive sites
• Fr. Jean Marsan: Devout Oblate served others
• St. Francis models respect for creation, pope says
• Men! Stop the show of being hyper-masculine
• Church must reach out to the sick
• Welcome to the Holy Spirit
• Lisa Petsche: Marriage preparation offers lifetime rewards
• WCR Letters to the Editor
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: A letter to you who do not go to church from Ron Rolheiser
• Editorial: Orthodox, Catholics taking steps toward full union

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February 15, 2010

• Toronto priest says Canada's Catholic youth dying of spiritual thirst
• Collins, Henry blast Ignatieff's enthusiasm for abortion
• World News in Brief
• Yukon Bishop Gary Gordon told Nothing More Beautiful audience our lives are taken to the altar
• Charities push for charitable tax credit hike
• Church failed to file, lost charitable status, claims Revenue Agency
• Development and Peace upbeat about Share Lent
• Cornerstone of faith reaches out to parishes
• Conference turnout reveals men trying to be better Catholics
• Visitors bring caring presence to hospitals
• Catholic snowboarder hopes to carve a gold
• Sr. Annata's testimony of Faith
• The Shroud of Turin goes on display as controversy continues over its authenticity
• Haiti Aid groups learn from other disasters
• Olympic torch ignites seminarian's soul
• Justice meets spiritual, as well as material needs
• Headline
• God lives, breathes within us
• Joe Gunn: Budget 2010 to wipe out Canadian poverty
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: Prayer, fasting should radiate health and joy
• Editorial: Penitence curtails the flesh so the spirit can live

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February 22, 2010

• World Marriage Day becomes celebration of marital 'holy ground'
• Edmonton Archdiocese gets a coat of arms
• World News in Brief
• Ash Wednesday celebrated aboriginal way
• Maronites mark St. Maroun's jubilee
• Pope, Irish bishops discuss abuse scandal
• Intractable pain not top reason for assisted suicide
• Bishop Gary Gordon – Jesus Christ: Lamb of God and Bread of Life
• World Day of Prayer held on March 5
• Holy Spirit breathed life into man
• Bob McKeon: Minimum wage means minimum dignity
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: Delight in pleasure without burden of guilt
• Editorial: Holy Spirit keeps the Church alive and thriving
  • Higher Education
    • Discernment remains the guiding light for men entering the priesthood
    • Study finds students in Catholic colleges less likely to stray from the faith
    • Christian philosophy unites faith, reason
    • Colleges prepare Catholic teachers

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March 1, 2010

• Family of 10 prepares to join Church after overcoming anti-Catholic myths
• World News in Brief
• Retreat brings youth FacetoFace with faith
• Lahey trial delayed until 2011
• Former chaplain charged with assault
• Cornerstone campaign canvasses other dioceses
• Canadian penitential rules for Lent
• God's chosen win greater prize than a gold medal – Smith
• Catholic school welcomes U.S. athletes
• White Rock parish provides coats for the Olympic homeless
• New English missal will enrich liturgy
• New missal expected in Canadian parishes in less than 2 years
• New missal is true to Vatican II – Australian
• Vatican hands scandal to the Irish to heal
• Book on the 'real' John Paul II snubbed at Vatican
• Parish has kept 25-year Eucharistic vigil
• He spoke through the prophets
• Sr. Louise Zdunich: Who was the Old Testament's Melchizedek?
• WCR Letters to the Editor
• Fr. Ron Rolheiser: Transform inner chaos into a garden of peace
• Editorial: Higher education fires the heart of the Church

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