Speaking Out: Beauty in my Viet culture
When I was young, I did not clearly understand why every May, Vietnamese girls would dress in the traditional Vietnamese áo dài, hold bouquets of flowers and dance in front of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary before Masses in May.
VATICAN CITY - Migrants are not a threat to a nation's culture, traditions and values, Pope Francis said.
Angela Saldanha: What happened to Sabbath day?
My daughter, skyping from her home in Switzerland, remarked how quiet it was. Very little traffic about, she said — all shops shut.
Peter Stockland: Retreat combines worlds of art, faith
Changing the current toxic cultural narrative around and about the Church consumes enormous Christian energy through a range of means and methods.
Glen Argan: Contemplation a path to bridging cultures
The cover headline on the December issue of Sojourners magazine caught my eye — “Decolonizing the Spiritual Life: Contemplation, healing, and activism centred on people of colour.” It pointed to an article inside the U.S. magazine, an interview with Teresa Mateus of the Mystic Soul Project.
Shona Mass is a little bit of home for Zimbabweans in Edmonton
EDMONTON – On a wintry Sunday morning in an Edmonton church, Eve Masenda ties a blue chitenge — an African sarong-like garment — around her daughter’s waist before Mass begins.
Seventh teen arrested in sexual assault investigation at St. Michael’s College School
A seventh teen has been arrested in connection with an investigation into sexual assaults at Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School.
Work starts now for St. Michael's College School's culture committee
Battling a public relations crisis in the wake of sexual assault charges laid against students, St. Michael’s College School has tapped one of Canada’s leading experts in criminal law procedure to lead a four-member committee tasked with reviewing the culture at the school.
Catholic books look to reflect and create a ‘culture of encounter’
In a first for Toronto’s St. Augustine’s Seminary, students, faculty and friends came together recently to celebrate four Catholic authors who happen to also be St. Augustine’s professors. Celebrating Catholic authors, Catholic books and Catholic publishing is important, said Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick because books build Catholic culture and add to a legacy of faith.
African Mass offers a taste of home in north Edmonton
EDMONTON – Thirteen-year-old Emmanuel Eremionkhale knows one or two words in Esan, and a couple more in Igbo, the Nigerian languages of his father and mother.
Speaking Out: The highs and lows of my faith
I have left the Church many times, but now I can say with certainty that I will remain with the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church for the rest of my life.