Tax exemption of the Church is not a matter of enhancing social services or achieving more efficient program delivery.
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The heart of this pontificate is understood more in the footnotes than the main text. They require careful reading.
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Russia is now the governing military power in Syria. Can Putin stay aloof as hostilities between the Israelis and Tehran heat up?
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The Holy Father is an undisputed friend of the downtrodden, but it sometimes seems that he is also a friend to those who tread upon them, especially if they are on the left side of the political spectrum.
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Ash Wednesday asks us to think about the grave that awaits each of us, but also of that grave that awaited Him. There are no ashes and bones in that grave. It is empty. He is not there, for He is risen.
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Sentiment, greeting cards, and flowers pass away to dust, while we yearn for a love which endures, which proves itself in sacrifice, which is stronger even than death.
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That Benedict XVI's decision to abdicate was taken by a holy man in total sincerity is beyond doubt. That it was God’s will is not clearly demonstrated.
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Cardinal Zen argues that no accord is better than a bad accord. Don’t save what the communists will let you save, he argues. That is an illusion offered by fraudsters.
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Cardinal Zen will not permit the luctus et angor – grief and anxiety – of the Church in China to be forgotten, or diplomatically set aside.
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There haven’t been many mistakes in his airborne press interviews, Pope Francis says, but when he has made one, the correction is dramatic.
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The new altar at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa speaks of the sacrifice of Christ, as all altars do, as well as Christ as the light of the nations.
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The only logic that holds the CPSO decision together is that freedom of religion and freedom of conscience are relatively unimportant in a “free and democratic society.”
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The lightning-speed fall of Patrick Brown has no particular lessons for similar cases, but it does raise questions about how to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Instead of challenging the couple to purify their disposition and get married properly, Pope Francis put the onus on himself. If he did not give in, they might not marry at all.
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Economic impoverishment, state murders, unconstitutional abolition of liberty, and catastrophic human misery. None of it is a surprise in a communist country. The surprise is that is still happening in 2018.
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As Pope Francis draws near to his fifth anniversary, the restoration of Salus Popoli Romani is a suitable commemoration of his tender Marian devotion — and his trustworthy advice to put the devil to flight.
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To the tens of thousands of people that Patrick Brown brought into the political process, only to betray them as soon as he thought advantageous, he taught them that his first rule of politics was to use and exploit others.
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How can the government tell faith-based groups that their beliefs are not part of their 'core mandate'? What — literally in God’s name — is the point otherwise?
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