Editorial: A necessary delay
The call went up to have Archbishop Fulton Sheen declared a saint almost from the day he died 40 years ago. So current disappointment at a Vatican directive to touch the brakes on the popular American’s sainthood cause is no surprise, but the decision is appropriate.
Bob Brehl: 'The Two Popes' just what Church needs
The Two Popes is an entertaining movie that is well-acted, well-written and visually appealing, especially when considering most of the movie is about two old men in frocks verbally jousting over weighty issues. But, make no mistake, it is a drama with lots of humour sprinkled in, not a documentary.
- By Robert Brehl
Francis Campbell: Time to say a prayer for more praying
Prayer books, prayer groups, prayer meetings, prayer beads, prayer mats, common prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, a wing and a prayer.
Deacon Greg Kandra: Making Advent matter requires some patience
Christmas is still weeks away and already we’re exhausted.
Readers Speak Out: December 8, 2019
Sad reminder
Re: Nine priests identified in Archdiocese of Vancouver report on sexual abuse (Dec. 1):
Editorial: Mangers a must
If it’s true that the best ideas are often the simplest ones, then give credit to Pope Francis for endorsing an 800-year-old strategy to place Christ at the centre of Christmas.
Charles Lewis: Love among the pews has touch of Trinity
The two young people sitting in front of me were deeply in love. They stared into each other’s eyes as if they were the only two people in the world — which, come to think of it, is the very definition of being deeply in love. They did not speak at all. Just with their eyes. I watched them for a full hour.
Peter Stockland: Religious narrative losing its voice
The online publication The Catholic Thing recently dubbed Pope Francis “idiosyncratic” for his insistence that evangelical encounters should witness to Christ without having a proselytizing edge.
Leah Perrault: Memories of Grandma and a healing heart
I got to spend two beautiful evenings with my Grandma in the week before she died in October. While I held her hand and listened to her stories, and then to her breathing when she couldn’t speak anymore, I was flooded with memories.
Bob Brehl: Optimism has been taking a beating
More than a decade ago, I worked with Ted Rogers in writing his memoirs. Recently, I’ve been asked to help revive stories of him to the younger generation who know the name Rogers solely as the corporate brand of the phone in their pockets.
- By Robert Brehl
Readers Speak Out: December 1, 2019
Sensory Mass
Re: Mass… the sensory-friendly way (Nov. 10):
I was thrilled to read the article on sensory-friendly Masses. I would like to add that it is not only children who have trouble processing sensory input. I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivities. All forms of sensory input can be painful and overwhelming for me.