1878-1996 Úryvky z The Canadian Encyclopedia

Slovaks The first known Slovak immigrant to Canada was Joseph Bellon, who landed in 1878 in Toronto and started a wireworks factory. There are no exact statistics on the number of Canadians of Slovak origin. According to the 1981 census, the first to ask the question of ethnic origin, some 40 000 Canadians declared it as Slovak; in the 1996 census, the number

From history of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church

Archbishop William Duke created the St. Michael’s parish in 1934. With a donation of $559 from the estate of Jane M. Corcoran and a great deal of volunteer work by parishioners, a church was built on Braid Street (8th Avenue). Work began June 15, 1934, and midnight Mass (at Christmas?) was celebrated in the building the same year.

Otec Viliam Lacko, S.J. – životopis

Narodil sa 28.februára 1920 v Čachticiach. Po skončení stredoškolských štúdií vstúpil do jezuitského noviciátu v Ružomberku 20. júla 1937. Filozofické štúdia si vykonal v Záhrebe a v Košiciach. Teológiu študoval na Gregoriánskej univerzite v Ríme, kde bol vysvätený za kňaza 15. júla 1948. Po skončení štúdií v rokoch 1950-53 bol

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church

Archbishop William Duke created the St. Michael’s parish in 1934. With a donation of $559 from the estate of Jane M. Corcoran and a great deal of volunteer work by parishioners, a church was built on Braid Street (8th Avenue). Work began June 15, 1934, and midnight Mass (at Christmas?)

Slovakia and Chinese New Year

This article has 2 parts  photo pictures  videos Celebration of the Chinese New Year in 2019 consists of 3 phases: Little Year (Jan 2th – Feb 4th): Preparations for the new year  Spring Festival (Feb 5th – Feb 15th): Main Chinese New Year celebration Lantern Festival (Feb 16th – Feb 19th): Preparations begin the

My country by Timotej Oravec

I am here today to tell you a few interesting things about the country that I come from. My country is very young. Actually, my country is 2 year younger than me! It was made on January 1, 1993. My country is in the middle of Europe. Poland is above