Sometimes the court gets it right on religious rights
It’s interesting how often the media picks up on bad news about religion — in particular, news about Catholic schools — and judiciously avoids some of the positive news from around the country.
The joy of Easter overcomes the anger of winter
It’s been the winter of our discontent.
After a practically snow-free December and January, the Maritime provinces were relentlessly buffeted by snowfall after snowfall during February and March. Two and sometimes three storms in a week left Nova Scotians scratching their heads and cussing their fortunes.
Going hungry to help feed the poor
What makes it possible is doing it together. Since Ash Wednesday, a colleague and I have been fasting — taking only one meal of soup and bread a day.
Lent is a season of unsettling lessons learned
Lent has a way of unsettling us, of shaking up our easy routines and making us question what more we should be doing as part of our Christian obedience.
We’ll find hand of God in sex ed curriculum
The release last month of the Ontario government’s revised physical education and health curriculum is an opportunity for Catholic schools to again demonstrate an approach that is both distinctive from but supportive of secular goals.
Leading atheist followed the evidence — and discovered God
Long before today’s clamorous atheists (Christopher Hitchens, God is not Good; Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion; Sam Harris, The End of Faith, etc.) began filling bookshelves and public airwaves, there was one name that was synonymous, at least in England, with public atheism. That name was Antony Flew.
- By Ian Hunter
It’s the end of life as we know it
Hang on for dear life.
Unfortunately, the dearness of life seems to be dying a not-so-slow death.
School chaplaincy engages students in the faith
The role of chaplaincy in Catholic education has a long history. When Catholic high schools were founded, by religious orders, it was often with great sacrifice that a community would identify a chaplain who had theological training, often a priest or professed religious. Those early communities understood the value of chaplaincy.
Enough suffering, time now for Mideast peace
The history books will remember 2014 as a devastating year for people of the Middle East.
- By Carl Hetu
God offers unconditional love, forgiveness to all
There are many more questions than answers.
That’s the way it is with most tragedies but this one seemed even more perplexing, even more heart-rending.
Let it be known that freedom of conscience still matters
When patients are asked what they want in a doctor, a common response is compassion and integrity. Good doctors follow their convictions in trying to do what is right for their patient, and good doctors should not be separated from their consciences and humanity when caring for others.