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Opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide staged a "die-in" following a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, in early June 2016.

Comment: Canada will be a full service death industry if we euthanize the mentally ill

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During the summer I decided to take a break from speaking about euthanasia. There were several reasons. First, it was getting more and more difficult to find groups that were interested in hearing the anti-euthanasia message. Then when something was arranged only a handful of people would show up.

A woman walks along Hollywood Blvd. Voluminous voices made it clear in the aftermath of the exposés of Weinstein’s vile assaults that his conduct was like an open sewer running through Hollywood.

Comment: Weinstein a symptom of an even uglier issue

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The exposure of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sordid sexual predator secret is ripping the mask off the sinister nature of our supposed surprise as well.
Photo illustration of a young woman depicts the effects of human trafficking. Robert Kinghorn writes that the good news of the Church on the Street is not reported alongside the murders and the overdoses in secular newspapers.

Amid violence streets still have their moments of grace

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There are few, if any, parishes in Toronto that had three shooting deaths in the first month of the year and followed them up with two more in the next few months. Add to this an epidemic of drug overdoses and a picture of lawlessness could emerge.
St. Pope John Paul II attends an inter-religious peace meeting in Assisi, Italy, in this Oct. 27, 1986

Faith in civil discourse waxes, then wanes

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When this column cited a vicious smear campaign against Fr. James Martin, it was expected that some people would disagree with his call to build a bridge of dialogue between the Church and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. It was also expected some would agree with his call for civil discourse. Naturally, both things occurred.
Stefani Germanotta, known as Lady Gaga, posted a photo on social media of herself praying the rosary on Sept. 18.

Comment: Are we a Church of slobs and mediocrity?

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Mark Shea thinks the Catholic Church is a vast accumulation of slobs and mediocrities. He means it as a compliment. He contends it brings us closer to Christ.

Bolivian miners clash with police Aug. 11 during a protest along a road in Mantecani. Large-scale mining and extractive operations are failing to deliver economic benefits while causing environmental damages and human suffering throughout Latin America.

Comment: It's through giving that our humanity is fully realized

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The mountain ash tree in our front yard is at the peak of its autumn brilliance. I sit on the couch in our living room awed by the array of gold, green, yellow and red.
A Haitian refugee takes shelter in a tent set up by the Canadian Armed Forces near Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 10.

Comment: Instead of fear take time to listen to refugees

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There’s a scent of fear wafting from recent headlines in Canada. Are we afraid of Haitian families?
Fr. James Martin, an American Jesuit, author and media personality,

Comment: Priest caught in vicious smear campaign

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Fr. James Martin, an American Jesuit, author and media personality, has appeared in this column before for his humour and humility, including his intimate 465-page portrait Jesus: A Pilgrimage.

The face of the Catholic Church in Canada has changed, and will continue to change, because of immigration. It is the most recent immigrants rather than traditional cultures like the French and Irish that will be filling the pews in the future.

Comment: Immigrants vital to growth of the Church in Canada

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A celebration planned by the Canadian Goan Christian Group for St. Joseph’s parish in Mississauga on Oct. 14 will highlight the role that immigrants play in keeping the Church in Canada alive and vibrant.

Clarendon Street (St Teresa's) Church, Clarendon Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Comment: ‘Little things’ of life feed spiritual growth

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DUBLIN, IRELAND - The homilist at St. Teresa’s Carmelite Church on Clarendon Street spoke of the need for small steps toward changed hearts.

Community members in Charlottesville, Va., hold a vigil for Heather Heyer Aug. 16. She was killed Aug. 12 during a white supremacist protest over a plan to remove the statue of a Confederate general from a city park.

Comment: The opposite of hate is fear, not love

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Of all the media coverage following the despicable white supremacist display in Charlottesville and the bumbling reactions from a president, one column in The Globe and Mail really stood out.

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