Dementia and Faith
Places of worship can do more to make Canadians suffering from dementia feel welcomed say advocates By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [OTTAWA – CCN] – An Ottawa man is on a mission to make…
Articles by Kiply Lukan Yaworski
Canadians given until Jan. 27 to contemplate assisted suicide rules: government survey underway
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News OTTAWA – A public consultation process is underway that could help shape the rules of for who qualifies for a government-sanctioned suicide in Canada as the federal government moves to…
In Exile – Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI: “The Little Way”
The Little Way By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Most of us have heard of St. Therese of Lisieux, a French mystic who died at age 24 in 1897 and who is perhaps the most popular…
Edmonton memorial honours Iranian-Canadians killed in crash
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Grandin Media [Edmonton – Canadian Catholic News] – If grief is a journey, this is the first painful step: searing heartache. Some 2,500 people filled the Saville Community Sports Centre at the University…
Hospice opposing deadline to offer assisted suicide
By Agnieszka Ruck, The B.C. Catholic [Vancouver – Canadian Catholic News] – A heated debate about whether a 10-bed hospice in Delta should offer assisted suicide may come to a climax in February. Delta Hospice…
The great collaborator – Order of Canada recipient recognized for work with L’Arche
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Canadian Catholic News – CCN] – Changing the world an inch at a time with nothing but a word, a prayer, a hope or an intuition isn’t the sort…
Sisters of Sion ‘horrified’ by anti-Semitic attacks
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – A spike in attacks on Jewish people and organizations in North America and Europe has prompted the Sisters of Sion in Canada to…
The Gift: Catholic Filipino community shares the light of Christ
Editor’s Note: During the pre-Christmas celebration of Simbang Gabi by the Filipino Catholic community in Saskatoon Dec. 15-23, donations were collected for Prison Ministry in the diocese of Saskatoon, for The Bridge inner city outreach organization, and…
Euthanasia connection to organ donations in Canada raises ethical concerns
By Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency [Ottawa – CNA] – Increasing numbers of people killed by euthanasia are supplying a “boon” for organ transplant surgeries in Canada, according to an Ottawa newspaper. But politicians and ethicists told…
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated Jan. 19-26 in Saskatoon
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will again be marked in Saskatoon, with a number of events organized Jan. 19-26 through the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism….