Binding and Loosing By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. These words of Jesus apply not…

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…

Author’s Note: As Canada struggles to follow the challenges of living up to the United Nations’ Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we recall with pride how the Church of Canada through the Canadian…

By Sister Maggie Beaudette, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada The month of March has arrived, and it is the time I begin to watch for the bald eagle’s return to Hay River. The…

A Requiem for an Older Brother By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Several weeks ago, my older brother George died. His death was somewhat of a shock since he had been in relatively good health until…

This year marks the 55th Anniversary of the establishment of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace. Do you remember a Development and Peace-Caritas Canada campaign or activity which touched your heart? Each week…