The confinement has tested community relations and the psychological well-being of several religious community members. The preventative isolation also increased the vulnerability of people suffering from cognitive impairments. The objective of this webinar is to provide reference points for leaders who find themselves in this situation and help them in renewing community relationships. It follows up on the psychological impacts of the confinement which leaders mentioned during the May 2020 Zoom meetings and recent September webinars.
Read moreBorn at Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec, on June 28, 1926, from a cultured and Christian family, Sister Marguerite Jean feels attracted to something more than what her environment proposes her. She therefore enters the community of Bon-Pasteur in Quebec City when she turns 18. Once her formation to religious life is completed, she is offered a job […]
Read moreThis webinar will invite participants to reflect on the challenges experienced during the confinement (bereavement, isolation, changes in reference points, resilience, etc.), in our communities and in society. This activity is intended for CRC members and their leadership teams. Leaders of local communities can also participate.
Read moreBorn in Edmonton, on May 11, 1913, Irene was the eldest of four daughters. Prior to entering the postulate of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax, in June 1937, Irene had attended Business College and worked for eight years as a stenographer and bookkeeper. Following her profession of vows in December 1939, Irene taught for […]
Read moreThe Order of Carmelites has been founded 800 years ago on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land.What we call “Carmel” is really a way of life in which they try to be aware of the Presence of God in the most ordinary, everyday things.Carmelites live together in community so that they can support one another […]
Read moreThe Brothers Think Tank proudly announces the National Symposium on the Life of the Religious Brother, an event at the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana), to be held on the Feast of the Annunciation, Saturday, March 25, 2017. The program, based on the Vatican document on the “Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in Church” published in December […]
Read more2022 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011 2022 The statistics below represent the number of religious who belong to the 250 congregations, members of the CRC. These statistics have been compiled in the Fall of 2020. The CRC gathered together some provinces into regions to fulfil its mission in Canada. 2020 The statistics […]
Read moreMother Mary Greene of the Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus is remembered for her academic excellence as well as for her holistic manner of guiding her students to develop intellectually, morally and spiritually. As a person she seems to have been gifted with courage and great determination. Born in Golden Bridge, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, August […]
Read moreBorn in Oka (Quebec) on February 17, 1862, the seventh of a family of fourteen children, Ovide is two years old when his family moves to Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson. He can’t attend school, because it is 8 km away from home, and therefore is taught by his mother at home. When he is twelve he is confirmed […]
Read moreThe CRC is delighted to invite JPIC Coordinators from Ontario to reflect on how to carry out justice work in the context of religious communities today. Drawing on the rich history of all the work that has been done through the Network, the JPIC Ontario network will…
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