Missionary bishop’s legacy under fire for residential school connection By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – The Archdiocese of Winnipeg is taking a hand’s off approach as the Prairie city…
Canada’s patron personifies spirit of work, protection and faithfulness By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register Joe Grogan is proud of his working class origins in Toronto’s tough Parkdale neighbourhood. He’s proud of a lifetime of…
“Every class can and should be taught from a Catholic point of view” By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – In his new book Educating for Eternity, Regina archdiocesan theologian…
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – The broadening of medically-provided euthanasia / assisted suicide to include those solely suffering from mental illness has officially been delayed by one year…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Publishing the names of credibly accused child sex abusers, as Canada’s Jesuit Fathers did March 12, is one small step toward creating a…
[Note: Gwen Stang, the Development and Peace- Caritas Canada (DPCC) representative at St. Mary Parish in Macklin for about three decades, recently retired from this position. A story which touched her heart involved an exposure…
By Peter Oliver, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan The more things change the more things remain the same. The founding story of Catholic health care in Saskatchewan and many other places in the world is…
By Louise Bitz When Development and Peace was first initiated in 1967 in schools and churches across Canada the staff at Holy Cross High School were quick to embrace both the education and fund-raising component…
Losing a Loved One To Suicide By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI New York Times columnist David Brooks recently wrote an article about a lifelong friend who died by suicide. In describing his friend and his…
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – Pope Francis says that there is no option to be “passive subjects” when it comes to evangelization, because every baptized Catholic has a mission…