Testimony: “Why Do I Pray?”
By Garth McCutcheon, Christ the King Parish, Foam Lake, SK Approximately four years ago, I started to pray daily. I owe the inspiration for this change in my life, primarily, to Matthew Kelly and the…
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In Exile – A column by Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI: Deeper Things Under the Surface
Deeper Things Under the Surface By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Imagine this. You are the dutiful daughter or son and your mother is widowed and living in an assisted living facility. You happen to be…
Commentary – Ordination amid COVID-19: A call for humility and courage
By Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ [Vatican City – CNA] – On June 27, many churches witnessed the ordinations of dozens of priests and deacons, in ceremonies that were far from typical. Even while some parts…
Prayer: “Resisting Racism – Celebrating Oneness”
RESISTING RACISM ~ CELEBRATING ONENESS By Roma De Robertis, SCIC, St John, NB Praise to You, God of the Universe! Generously, You created all people in your image and likeness. Together with many other…
Work of the diocesan Migration office continues in the midst of the ongoing impact of COVID-19
(Note: Some refugee names have been changed for privacy reasons) By Jan Bigland-Pritchard, Coordinator, Office of Migration Despite COVID-19, Canada and our diocese remain committed to refugee ministry. There is no clear timeline for when…
Racial and human equality – enshrined but yet so fragile
By Carl Hétu, National Director, CNEWA Canada Ten years ago, I visited Syria. I recall being impressed by so many people of different religions and ethnicities living together in peace and respect. I could not…
Thank you, health care workers!
By Blake Sitter, Director, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics entered into the season of Lent; 40 days that…
Advance Health Care Directives during COVID-19
By Fr. Mark Miller, CSsR, for the Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) As the pandemic reality has hit home in Canada, I have heard…
A Christian view of life and death
By Blake Sitter, Director, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) When my dad was dying of cancer, my mom phoned me and asked me to…
COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity to build community
By Gary Goldsand, Ethicist, Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan (CHAS) (Reprinted from the June 2020 edition of the CHAS Communique) As a health ethicist practicing in Edmonton during the pandemic scares of 2003 and 2009,…