Francis Campbell
Lent is a time for reflection and renewal.
Francis Campbell: Nova Scotia makes organ donation a priority
Amid the January inundation of news from south of the border about insurrection, impeachment and inauguration, a significant piece of Nova Scotia legislation took effect with little fanfare.
Francis Campbell: Togetherness of Mass a necessity of our faith
The doors to our Catholic church swung open again on Sunday morning, weeks after in-person Masses were shut down for the second extended period of the coronavirus pandemic.
Francis Campbell: Retirement arrives in a bizarre time
Archbishop Anthony Mancini could hardly have envisioned a more atypical adieu to his service with the Halifax-Yarmouth archdiocese.
Francis Campbell: A spirit of hope in Church’s new reality
The times they are a-changin’.
Writing in 1962 about anticipated dramatic changes to family, racial, social, political and sexual dynamics, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan warned the old guard that their existing road was rapidly aging and they’d better get out of the way if they couldn’t lend a hand to those driving world change.
Francis Campbell: There’s no avoiding the pain of victims
The scourge of Catholic priests sexually abusing innocent children is never far from mind in Nova Scotia.
Francis Campbell: Public pressure works
Persistence pays off.
Francis Campbell: Doing right thing will lift our burden
The yoke appears to be on me.
Francis Campbell: The wait continues for return to pews
Another day, another clean slate for Nova Scotia in its coronavirus struggle. No additional deaths attributed to COVID-19, no new cases.
April, according to T.S. Eliot, is the cruellest month.