Mario Toneguzzi
Articles by Mario Toneguzzi
An Archdiocese Takes on TikTok
By Mario Toneguzzi
May 8, 2020
The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton has embraced the latest social media channels to spread the Good News to a wider audience, Mario Toneguzzi reports.
Ho described TikTok as a social media channel where people can post short videos between 15 seconds and one minute with the ability to mix in music They figured since I was already so active with the Archdiocese digitally through social media they suggested I make an application when the time came that they were looking for someone,” said Ho, who is 37 years old You’re not going to be able to most importantly communicate the Gospel message,” said Lincoln Ho, Social Media Specialist, with the Archdiocese
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A Note-Worthy Pipe Organ
Mario Toneguzzi
February 19, 2020
Restoration specialist Jason Barnsley is working to repair a much-loved pipe organ from the 1920s after it suffered damage from a fire in 2017.
came to the rescue and has restored the hope for church members, that the pipe organ will again one day play the beautiful music they had come to love and cherish Laura Cabott, a church member on the organ fundraising committee, says the console of the pipe organ was very old and its wiring caused t...
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Gospel on Wheels
Mario Toneguzzi
May 27, 2019
Not every motorcycle has a portrait of Pope John Paul II on its tank. One Calgary priest is using his "very Catholic bike" as a tool to share the Gospel in new ways with fresh audiences.
It’s called the John Paul II Tribute Bike ...
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Coffee, Snacks, Literature
Mario Toneguzzi
December 21, 2018
Calgary’s new public library will unveil a vending machine in the new year that delivers locally written stories and poems at the touch of a button, Mario Toneguzzi reports.
Griebel said the library partnered with Loft 112, an arts organization in the city’s East Village just outside the downtown core, which put out a call for Calgary authors to provide content for the Short Story Dispenser The Calgary Public Library saw the use of a Short Story Dispenser as an opportun...