Joe Grogan is proud of his working class origins in Toronto’s tough Parkdale neighbourhood. He’s proud of a lifetime of labour activism, following in the tradition of his father who was active in the Textile Workers Union of America throughout the 1940s and ’50s.
Two-parent family numbers stabilize in Canada
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterSixty per cent of Canadian children are being raised in homes with married parents, a new study has found, a number that has stayed steady since 2016 after years of decline.
CCCB, rapporteur at odds on visit
By Susan KorahRepresentatives of the Catholic Church were not present at any meetings or consultations with him, and his initial report did not include any input from the Church, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples said at the end of his 10-day assessment visit to Canada.
Updated: Jesuits of Canada name abusers among its ranks
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCanada’s Jesuit Fathers have published the names of 27 of their own men who, over a span of 70 years, have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children and young people under 18.
Saskatoon congress a ‘how to’ spread the Word
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterEach year over the past four the Diocese of Saskatoon has been hosting a Spring Congress to liaise about diocesan plans with clergy, staff, lay leadership and Church attendees from its 92 member parishes.
Morality and the market
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIndividually, economists need to be saved as much as any other poor sinner. Collectively, the rest of us need to be saved from the fallen state of economics, says Catholic economist Tony Annett.
Pay up: taxes and the common good
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf paying your taxes seems complicated, the morality of finishing the job isn’t, according to Catholic authorities from St. Thomas Aquinas through to Pope Francis.
