Glen Argan: Faith requires an encounter with Christ
Belief in the bodily resurrection from the dead of the crucified Christ is the core of Christian faith. St. Paul stated the point succinctly: “If Christ had not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17).
Indeed, the importance of the Resurrection goes further than that. The empty tomb reveals that the Resurrection is not a testimony to the immortality of the soul or to a “spiritual” rising in which Christ’s spirit lives in His followers while His body decays in the ground. As well, the rational grounds for belief in the Resurrection are evidence that faith is not blind or irrational.
- By Glen Argan
Robert Kinghorn: No one need walk alone on the road of despair
Alleluia, alleluia give thanks to the risen Lord Alleluia, alleluia give praise to His name.
The music had barely faded from our Easter liturgy when I walked into the hospital room of a woman I had been asked to visit but had never met.
Bob Brehl: The redemption of Tiger amidst #MeToo
The excitement surrounding Tiger Woods’ historic win at the Masters golf tournament is undeniable, but it also raises some questions.
- By Robert Brehl
Francis Campbell: If it’s false or fake don’t call it news
Fake news. The term is bandied about almost daily and has quickly grown tired and annoying.
Cathy Majtenyi: Wilson-Raybould sets the right example
It was the bombshell conversation that sealed the fate of a string of federal government officials connecting right up to the office of the prime minister.
Charles Lewis: A prayer for Francis the panhandler
For a number of years there was a panhandler standing outside St. Michael’s Cathedral in downtown Toronto. His name was Francis. I liked him quite a bit. Which should not be thought of as a given since there are some panhandlers who, over the years, have gotten on my nerves. I know it is not a Christian thing to say but there it is.
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Venezuelan cardinal fights the good fight
Each year in Kingston, we have the honour of hosting our annual St. John Fisher Dinner, a fundraiser which supports the mission of Catholic Christian Outreach at Queen’s University. We invite a distinguished speaker and have been blessed to highlight places where the Church is under persecution.
Bob Brehl: Salvator Mundi painting goes on the lam
The art world is abuzz about the whereabouts of the mysterious painting of Jesus Christ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
- By Robert Brehl
Robert Kinghorn: Numbers can’t measure the blessings of street
There’s a saying statisticians love to trot out when questioned on the value of their surveys. “You are what you measure.”
Gerry Turcotte: There’s a light ahead in our Lenten journey
During Ash Wednesday Mass on the St. Mary’s University campus, professor of psychology, Fr. Peter Doherty, offered an inspiring homily. He spoke of the importance of the Lenten journey and the need for us to reach out and to support others, as well as the need to reflect on the importance of the “journey” of Lent — emphasizing that Lent isn’t a time period, but a process leading to discovery.
Charles Lewis: The miracle of St. Augustine's Seminary
Consider this a non-poetic, nonrhyming ode to St. Augustine’s Seminary. I love the Toronto school and I want to explain why. And then I hope you will love it, too.