The Church on the Street: Pets’ love brings warmth to cold streets
Winter was settling in and it was a blustery, cold evening as I walked around the streets with Tracey, a survivor of the street who for 14 drug-addled years had called the alleys and drug dens of the downtown area “home.”
Charles Lewis: For those in pain… keep the faith
I am writing this for all who suffer and for those of your family members and friends who suffer with you. In particular, I am writing this for those who, like myself, realize that their suffering may not end soon, or ever end.
Readers Speak Out: Action on nuclear treaty, Fox facts, rocking the boat (February 10, 2019)
Ban the nukes
Re: Churches want action on nuclear treaty (Jan. 27):
It’s safe to say that nuclear weapons now pose the greatest threat to humanity. Rising tensions between major powers have increased the danger of a nuclear war that could end human civilization. The United States and Russia alone possess 90 per cent of the world’s nuclear arms.
Bob Brehl: Covington kids encounter in Washington opens old wounds
The repercussions from last month’s viral video of a confrontation between a group of Catholic high school students and a Native American man in Washington, D.C., feed into the schism of faith and politics in the U.S.
- By Robert Brehl
Glen Argan: Forgiveness opens door to new possibilities
Forgiveness is one of the highest human capacities, something which might help explain why it is so difficult to forgive.
- By Glen Argan
Peter Stockland: At overdose prevention centre, success is measured by every breath
On a recent Saturday morning visit to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a person mummy-wrapped in a dragonfly blue blanket lay motionless a few feet from the corner of Hastings and Main.
Editorial: A place for mercy
Of the thousands of words spoken last month inside a Saskatchewan courtroom, none were more profound than this simple declaration: I forgive you.
Luke Stocking: One million rosaries have a story to tell
The cross I wear around my neck each day is a relatively large wooden one made by young people living in the poorest and most dangerous areas of Colombia. It is one of hundreds of thousands that they made as part of a project supported by Development and Peace. The crosses were given as a special gift from St. John Paul II at the World Youth Day papal Mass in Toronto on July 28, 2002.
Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Iceland offers a history rich in faith and harmony
In Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, the church of Hallgrímur (Hallgrímskirkja) towers above the city. It is the tallest church in Iceland, rising almost 75 metres. Locals boast that you can see its spire from almost anywhere in the city — like a compass of sorts.
Readers Speak Out: Trump bashing, shifting values, the Church is not mean (January 3, 2019)
Trump bashers
What is happening to The Catholic Register? It used to report about Catholic Canadian values. Now it consistently bashes Donald Trump. Trump is not perfect, but which politician is? However, he is pro-life. Because of his pro-life belief, the tide may be turning in the United States. Millions of children can be saved.
Figure of Speech: Resolving myself to a Year of Depth
It is fashionable for columnists to devote the first column of the new year to resolutions — those kept and those broken. For the record, I’ve done both.