Opinion: No room for walls in Gospel's Golden Rule
There’s a lot of talk these days about building walls.
Comment: debate over assisted dying isn’t over yet
Are there circumstances where assisted suicide should be among the range of options available to someone dealing with serious mental health issues? Should we routinely euthanize people with diseases like Alzheimer’s based upon their advance wishes? Are there times when mature kids and teenagers should be able to get a doctor’s help to die?
- By John Milloy
Comment: Patience is vital in journey to shared Eucharist among all Christians
While attending an ecumenical service at a Lutheran church in Rome a year ago, Pope Francis encountered a Lutheran woman who was married to a Roman Catholic. She asked the Pope why she could not receive the Eucharist while attending Catholic services with her husband.
Opinion: Jesus’ teaching is a real-life challenge amid labour strike resentment
Another year over, a new one just begun. For 55 newsroom employees at the Halifax-based Chronicle Herald, almost the entire year was spent on the picket line. A year is a long time to be on strike.
Hope for future in Reformation’s past
Oct. 31, 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of the date Martin Luther posted his 95 proposals on the door of a Catholic church in Germany to launch the Protestant Reformation. Indeed, Luther’s imprint on Christianity has never faded over the centuries.
Cardinal Robert Sarah made out of the right stuff
Before a colleague mentioned the name of Cardinal Robert Sarah I had not heard of him. At the age of 34, the Guinea-born Sarah was made Archbishop of Conakry by Pope John Paul II. He was still a bambino (according to Pope Benedict XVI) when he was elevated to cardinal in 2010.
- By Ian Hunter
A year of living 'Laudato Si'
“Is it unusual for the Pope to make a comment on the environment?”
Palliative care missing in end-of-life debate
In the government’s rush to push Bill C-14, the medically assisted dying legislation, through the House of Commons, Canadians have been left very much on the sidelines.
Confusion with suicide
It is possible I am simply dense and if so, allow me to apologize from the very beginning.
Is Canada really back on the global stage?
The phrase “Canada is back” has been increasingly present in the discourse about the values of our new government and its place in the global community.
Bordering on foolishness
It is not right to make fun of someone’s writing. I fear the critical boomerang may come back and slap me in the face.