The Vanishing Ladder
The following thoughts were assembled as an aid for reflection and dialogue with the prisoners involved in the Catholic RCIA program at the Preston...
The Feast of the Chair of Peter
On Monday February 22 we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St Peter. What do we mean by the Chair of Peter and...
Euthanasia Death Panel: Harbingers of Doom
Yes, a cheery title for an article, but we are in a serious business, for unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise, Parliament must come...
Of Severed Heads, Pronoun Wars and Canaries
An Italian neurosurgeon, Sergio Canavero, is planning to head up the first human body-head transplant, taking the head from a man, Valery Spiridonov, who...
The New Populist Right and the Death of the Father
Cultural change generally moves slowly, and when we first take notice, we sometimes find that its roots are already firmly in place.
I clearly recall...
Homily of Pope Benedict on Saint Joseph
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI
TO CAMEROON AND ANGOLA
(MARCH 17-23, 2009)
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION
ON THE OCCASION OF THE PUBLICATION
OF THEÂ INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS
HOMILYÂ OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT...
Strong demand, intense debates: Ontarioâs Catholic schools at a crossroads
As students prepare to bid farewell to summer and head back to school, Catholic education in Ontario may be at a crossroads.
In Ontario, as...
Do Cats Go to Heaven?
(The Church in her official capacity does not speak much of animals, except in their relation to us humans. They donât have intrinsic ârightsâ,...
A Hallowed Eve: The Spiritual and Cultural Traditions of Halloween Â
Halloween has always been a complicated holiday, laced together with many threads of different spiritual traditions and cultural customs. It has always stirred up...
Cultural Appropriation and the Shriveling of Free Speech
The days of free speech, as it was so quaintly called, fought for through the ages, seem to be drawing ever-closer to a sad...
