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October 9, 2015

Syrian archbishops support Russian military intervention in civil war

Civilians carry belongings recovered from a site hit by what residents said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 7.

MANCHESTER, England - A Syrian archbishop sees “a source of hope” in Russian airstrikes against rebel groups in their country.

Published in International
April 9, 2015

Canadian churches seek more than military response in Iraq, Syria

Displaced Iraqi women sit outside of their tent at a camp for displaced people between the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, Iraq, March 12.

OTTAWA - The Canadian Council of Churches in an open letter to Prime Minister Harper has urging a broader response to the crisis in Iraq and Syria than military intervention.

Published in International
April 1, 2015

Syria mission a humanitarian necessity: Chaldean eparch

US Navy F-18E Super Hornets make a formation over northern Iraq before striking Islamic State targets in Syria. Canada is set to join in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria.

OTTAWA - The Chaldean Catholic Eparch of Canada says Canadian military intervention against the Islamic State is a humanitarian necessity to protect defenceless people in Iraq and Syria.

Published in Canada
December 18, 2014

Abraham’s leap of faith bore much fruit

Abraham’s leap of faith bore much fruit

Holy Family (Year B) Dec. 28 (Genesis 15:1-6; 17:3b-5, 15-16; 21:1-7; Psalm 105; Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2:22-40)

Even though Abraham is our father in faith because he trusted in God, that faith was sorely tested. Abraham had left everything behind — his land, kin and security — and became a wanderer, going wherever God led him.

Published in Fr. Scott Lewis