by Michael Hammond | Dec 2, 2016 | Reflections and addresses
BY SISTER JEANNETTE FILTHAUT,St. Mary’s Camrose Legacy Day speaker, 2016 A Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis in 2015 has just come to a close with the closing of the Holy Door of Mercy on November 20th. But MERCY is ongoing as reflected in...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 30, 2016 | Vocation Stories
BY LOUISE SLOBODIAN Sister Rita Gleason knew that she was called by God. She had no doubt that religious life was for her. But she had one hesitation. To enter a congregation would surely mean giving up her beloved piano. She knew sacrifice was involved and that would...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 24, 2016 | Justice
Steven Guilbeault, co-founder of Équiterre, came to Kingston on November 1st as part of his cross-country speaking tour. He gave two presentations in Kingston. The first presentation focused on Équiterre, Quebec’s largest environmental non-profit organization...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 22, 2016 | Justice
Today, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) launched its 3rd national report: How are Canadians Really doing? Examining eight domains of wellbeing from 1994 to 2014, the report concludes: There is a massive gap between Canadians’ wellbeing and GDP, and it has...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 2, 2016 | Justice
Tara Kainer, Cam Jay holding the Kingston Living Wage report, and Greg deGroot-Maggetti To kick off Living Wage Week, a recalculation of Kingston’s living wage was released. Living Wage Kingston announced that the new amount is $16.58. That’s what each...
