We have spoken out loud when we see that the rights of the people are violated, or an injustice is done to any person or any sector. We speak the truth to power!
Read MoreGreat wealth imposes obligations to provide for the common good, including works of art, parks and gardens, libraries and music
Read MoreThe dominant pastoral advice of Christus Vivit concerns mistakes to avoid rather than indications of paths to pursue.
Read MoreNew abuse norms suggest the archbishop had a point about Vatican secrecy
Read MoreThe economic problem with a 'tax on everything' is that it leaves few options outside of the 'everything' for consumers to make changes in their behaviour
Read MoreIf “choosing not to hear” is as fabulous a manifestation of diversity as “choosing to hear,” then it explains why the Liberal Party is diverse even when it chooses not to be.
Read MoreGiven his well-known homosexual affairs, and the archdiocesan money he used to cover it up, it is astonishing that Archbishop Weakland’s name was still on a church building in 2019
Read MoreTrudeau told the woman, in effect, that she was so insignificant that the only way to get his attention was to pay for it, hence “thank you for your donation.”
Read MoreAlberta can't tax its way back to fiscal health. Spending restraint a la Ralph Klein is the answer, argues author Mike Milke
Read MoreThe person most disappointed by the Holy Father’s decision was probably Cardinal Barbarin himself. He clearly wanted out.
Read MoreAbuse of power requires a proper response, as does sexual abuse. They are related, but distinct.
Read MoreThere is, even in wartime, a convention that houses of worship are to be exempt from bombardment. The arms of man ought not touch the house of God.
Read MoreMulroney at 80 does not then need the vindication of history for his premiership. He needs long years to put distance between himself and his post-premiership
Read MoreA titan of the European Church since the late 1970s, Godfried Danneels died as a symbol of an exhausted liberal Catholicism resuscitated by Pope Francis.
Read MoreThe Holy Father’s choices have been much less impactful than the diverse range of Church luminaries St. John Paul II appointed early in his own papacy.
Read MoreIf the Basilians decide, understandably, that Fr. Rosica must be removed from educational and media work, that does not mean that he is cast aside, and hardly means that he has nothing further to offer.
Read MoreTo a certain Canadian mindset, the religious disputes over the identity of the land here in Israel and Palestine seem a touch primitive. But the same arguments are becoming more fashionable in Canada.
Read MoreDoes the Church have enough confidence in her own canon law to defend judgments which might be at variance with secular proceedings? Especially when it appears that justice has not been done.
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