I’m still basking in the glow of the splendid Mass of canonization Oct. 13, presided over by Pope Francis and attended by tens of thousands of bishops, priests and faithful from all over the world.
Luke Stocking: When it comes to politics, I am Catholic
By Luke StockingI spent the two Sundays before election day handing out small booklets entitled “For Heaven’s Sake, Vote!” to parishioners after Mass. The booklet is a federal election guide published by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Francis Campbell: Devil travels down an easier road today
By Francis CampbellTo characterize our adult son as a film fanatic might fall short of the mark.
A.A.J. DeVille: Questions to ask about nationalism
By A.A.J. DeVilleA recent exchange of letters between the U.S. publications Commonweal and First Things on the topic of Christian nationalism might seem in Canada to be yet another internal squabble among American Catholics.
Angela Saldanha: Cure for loneliness lies in a willing ear
By Angela SaldanhaDoing a late night check around the ward, I found one of the patients, an elderly woman, crying softly into her pillow. “What’s the matter, Mrs. Grey?” I asked. “Why are you crying?”
Carl Hetu: Despair not an option in the Middle East
By Carl HetuOn July 7, 2018, in Bari, Italy, at an important ecumenical gathering of all Christian leaders from the Middle East, Pope Francis made a jarring reference to a Middle East without Christians.
Luke Stocking: Institutions play critical role for Church
By Luke StockingSome questions for the average Catholic in the pews: Do you know what the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is? How about the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops? Have you ever heard of the Social Affairs Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario?
Harry McAvoy: Creating purpose from life’s lemons
By Harry McAvoyWay back in Grade 10 religion class at Michael Power High School, Sr. Virginia had us read Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. In this memorable book about the Holocaust, Frankl writes about why some of his fellow prisoners survived the concentration camps, while many didn’t.
A.A.J. DeVille: Did God give man ‘right to bear arms’?
By A.A.J. DeVilleAs someone who — thanks to his mother’s birth in Scotland and her emigration to Canada — enjoys both British and Canadian citizenship, never have I felt more of a “resident alien” living in the United States than when it comes to the issue of guns and the so-called right to bear arms which gets invoked after every atrocity, such as the Aug. 31 shootings that left seven dead in Odessa, Texas.
John Milloy: Secularism can be a positive force
By John MilloyIs secularism good or bad?
Canadians of faith are struggling with that question these days. Our increasingly secularized world seems intent on removing religion from public life.
Bishop Fred Henry: No reason to ban conversion therapy
By Bishop Fred HenryGeorge Orwell wrote in “Politics and the English Language” that “political language ... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”