Priesthood

As other religious societies struggle with an aging membership, the Ottawa-based Companions of the Cross continue to grow and on May 24 welcomed another four priests into the community at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa.

One is not engaging in exaggeration or hyperbole by suggesting that Diocese of London retired cleric Fr. Michael Terrance Ryan is on the precipice of celebrating an extraordinary and rare achievement.

Deacon Alvin Joys' last name is not a misnomer. The joy in the heart of the 29-year-old was evident throughout his phone interview with The Catholic Register.

A packed St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, filled with family, friends and well-wishers, gathered May 11 to see five men become the newest priests for the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Fr. Leo Ramsperger has been celebrating Mass as a priest since the mid-1950s, and despite retiring from formal service back in 1997, he remains deeply rooted in his faith and continues to celebrate life at every opportunity.