Editorial: A fearful future
Among the many stories of illness and death wrought by COVID-19 comes the tragic case of Jean Truchon.
Leah Perrault: Faith within the fault lines of feelings
Feelings are constantly swirling in my world — in health care and in my home and in my heart. The myriad of messages coming from every direction are little help in sorting through the emotional tremors.
Bob Brehl: Foes work together to flatten the curve
I have many fond memories of my Uncle Frank from Coshocton, Ohio. He was my dad’s older brother, a lifelong Republican and an elegant man.
- By Robert Brehl
Glen Argan: Our mission is clear on the new sabbath
Joseph of Arimathea saw something that others on the Jewish council did not. In St. Luke’s telling of the story, Joseph was not only a good and righteous man, “he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God.”
- By Glen Argan
Cathy Majtenyi: The COVID-19 world has much to teach us
The journey to Easter in 2020 has been a journey like no other.
Readers Speak Out: April 12, 2020
Responding to crisis
COVID-19 is a terrible disease that is causing many to become ill and some to die. It is devastating the economies of the world. However, it is in times of crisis that one can truly observe the character of individuals and organizations.
Editorial: We choose hope
It was wet and dreary in an empty St. Peter’s Square March 27 as Pope Francis bestowed on Rome and the world an extraordinary blessing in these extraordinary times. But he defied the gloom of COVID-19 with a much-needed testament of hope amid this crisis, a hope conferred on us by the risen Lord that comforts us in hard times and which we celebrate with particular joy at Easter.
Robert Kinghorn: Taking care of the poor is an essential service
It was a different time and a different crisis, but in the small village of Bronte, Ont., work was hard to come by in the early 1950s.
Peter Stockland: Serving up a hearty helping of faith
In his recent letter to Register readers, Publisher-Editor Jim O’Leary reminded us all that “the need has seldom been greater for us to unite spiritually as communities of faith.”
Fr. Raymond de Souza: Our service continues
What are priests to do in a pandemic? Much fewer things than they would ordinarily do. But the one thing they must do is to keep doing the one thing which only they can do. They cannot abandon the sacraments.
Readers Speak Out: April 5, 2020
The big picture
Re: Trump attack (Letters to Editor, March 15):
In response to Deacon Jurenas’ praise of Donald Trump I would like to say that Trump observes the First Commandment very well in public, but in private he wants to be worshipped and he worships money.