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Laudato Si’ Action Plan
[I have abbreviated Laudato si' to LS in the following] The Season of Creation 2022 makes me wonder where is my local plan? Does your diocese or parish have a LS Action Plan? Mine does not. I, a LS Animator, am hoping that I can help to bring one about. In supporting the LS Animators...
The Phenomenon of Grief
Several months ago I sent an email out to fifty people (many of whom are subscribers to ICN) to ask for their ideas on what I could write about in The Way I See It. The feedback I received covered a wide variety of topics: GRIEF – types of grief, how to deal with grief,...
‘Many in The Catholic Hierarchy are Self-Denying Gay Men’
I would like to share with you one event in 2019 that was transformational for me. In July, I was fortunate to attend the third assembly of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) held in Chicago. It was very inspiring to dialogue and pray with some 60-70 representatives from LGBT organizations...
An Enemy of the Thomas Merton Society
I still remember vividly my excitement a half century ago when I discovered Henrik Ibsen’s great play, An Enemy of the People, in a collection of Ibsen’s complete works that I had bought the year of my graduation from college. I had never before encountered such a great depiction of...
Catholic Culture Wars Heat Up
“I know a priest who likes to shake hands with the trash collectors when they are loading the refuse onto the truck. They try to clean their hands on their clothes. The priest, rightly, says: ‘No work stains human hands. What makes hands dirty is stealing, or greed, or the blood of our...
Vatican Unveils Restored Catacomb with Frescoes Showing ‘Female Priests’
The Vatican has unveiled newly restored frescoes in the catacombs of Priscilla, known for housing the earliest known image of the Madonna and child, and frescoes said by some to show women priests in the early Christian church. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican’s culture minister, presided over the opening of the...
Trudeau, Francis, and the Trans-Partisan Political Era
Though I was only twelve-years-old at the time, I can still remember it like it was yesterday. The year was 1968, and my dad had brought me to my first large political rally, one that was part of the general election that year. I recall standing next to a podium on the lawn...
‘Accompanying’ Padre Melo or Why I Wear ‘GILDAN’ Religiously
A few months ago for my birthday I was gifted with a lovely “hoodie” – dark blue and warm, ideal for the damp cool weather of Vancouver Island where I now live. This sweatshirt with hood was and is gratefully received. However it comes with a twist – it is made by GILDAN. If readers...
Bishop Marks 90th with Bible Project
Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus Remi J. De Roo turned 90 on February 24. In typical leadership fashion he pre-empted the usual birthday celebration for someone of his vintage by steering friends, associates and supporters toward a special bible publication project that has caught his eye and enthusiasm. In this the age of Francis in...