Charles Lewis is a freelance writer and former religion editor at the National Post.

St. Joan of Arc's Death at the Stake, by Hermann Stilke, 1843

Charles Lewis: It’s a bumpy road to finding true peace

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What is peace? What does it mean in the Christian sense? 

Cardinal Robert Sarah delivers a talk on silence at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto, March 12, 2018.

Charles Lewis: Silence much easier said than done

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Many of us were fortunate enough to hear Cardinal Robert Sarah speak at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica last month. He is truly a holy man and strong voice in a world of banalities. How many people do you know whose cause is silence?

Charles Lewis: It was time to break free from my Facebook habit

Charles Lewis: It was time to break free from my Facebook habit

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On Ash Wednesday I gave up Facebook. I wanted to give up something that had been part of my daily life for years and that I thought I would miss once cut off.

High school students hold candles in front of the North Carolina Capitol in Raleigh Feb. 20 in memory of the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The students were calling for safer gun laws after 17 people were killed when 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz stormed the Parkland school Feb. 14 with an AR-15 semi-automatic style weapon.

Charles Lewis: Gun violence needs more than prayers

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The massacre of 17 innocents at a Parkland, Fla., high school is not fading out of the news as quickly as other similar tragedies that have plagued the United States.

Patrick Brown addresses the The Rural Ontario Municipal Association Jan. 23, 2018.

Charles Lewis: PC leader's fall leaves bitter taste

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For the most part, social conservatives had lost faith in Patrick Brown before the sudden fall of the Progressive Conservative Party leader. 

Pro-lifers hold up a modified Canadian flag with Mary and infant Jesus placed in the maple leaf at the 2017 March For Life in Ottawa.

Charles Lewis: It’s official… pro-lifers are second class citizens

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Most everyone has read an editorial or an opinion piece attacking the federal government’s summer jobs program for excluding organizations that are pro-life — like the Roman Catholic Church. It has caused outrage in many quarters. We should be grateful that it is more than the usual orthodox suspects who see the injustice in this warped decision.
Msgr. Gregory Haddock (left), a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei, died on January 4, 2018 in Toronto. Charles Lewis attended Fr. Haddock's funeral and parallels his life to the 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner "The Edge of Sadness".

Charles Lewis: Priests take the plunge into a heroic mission

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Earlier this month I attended the funeral of Msgr. Gregory Haddock, a priest of Opus Dei. The homilist at St. Michael’s Cathedral said pain had been Fr. Greg’s constant companion, but he never complained. Parkinson’s disease slowly ended his life.
St. Joan of Arc Maid of Orleans, by August Gustav Lasinsky 1852. C.S. Lewis referred to Catholics as a rebel force that gets its marching orders from above every Sunday at church.

Charles Lewis: It’s time Catholics put words into action

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Over the past few weeks I’ve heard wonderful homilies about Advent. Each was about preparation for the coming of the Christ Child through prayer, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Holy Communion.
Catechumens enrolled in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults gather in a chapel to receive instruction in the Catholic faith in 2014.

Charles Lewis: Don’t fear doubts on faith

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I’ve been fortunate to take part in several RCIA programs — the first time when I was preparing to enter the Church and subsequently when helping a friend who ran a parish program for potential converts.
Protesters in Brussels hold banners Feb. 11 against legislation authorizing euthanasia for children.

Comment: Science a welcome ally in pro-life fight

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In the pro-life battle it’s imperative to gather ammunition that comes from outside the movement. If we are ever going to change the minds of the great mass of Canadians, we need to bring in information free of any political or social agenda — in other words, scientific research that could care less about our cause or our faith.
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.

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