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Discovering Contemplative Centering Prayer

Main Feature

A couple of years ago, I had an experience during my usual meditation practice that lead me in a new direction. I was repeating a...

The Abjection of Jean Vanier – Investigative Reflection (Continued)

Other Features

PART THREE (for Part I, see ICN Summer 2020; for Part II, see ICN Autumn 2020) A Breakdown of the L’Arche Report 2. FAILURE TO...

A Tumultuous Time and Its Symbolism of Spiritual Transformation

Editorials

What a tumultuous time we live in. First the maverick presi- dency of Donald Trump and then Covid 19 and now to top it off...

Clericalism is The Heart of Cardinal McCarrick Report

Columnists

As many of the readers of Island Catholic News likely know, there have been rumours for years about the sexual improprieties of Cardinal McCarrick. I...

Why The Pope’s Endorsement of Same-sex Unions Matters

Opinion

Pope Francis’s support for same- sex civil unions, extracted from a 2019 interview and recently broad- cast, has reverberated around the world. Not surprisingly, it...

Father Tony Flannery Persecuted for Progressive Views

Letters to the editor

Some years ago, I heard the begin- nings of a sad story involving a very popular and forward thinking Redemptorist priest in Ireland, Father Tony...

Sample Letter for Corporate Accountability (on Mining, Gas and Garment Industries Abroad)

Letters to the editor

Advocating for Canadian corporate accountability abroad – as encouraged by organizations such as Development and Peace-Caritas Canada; KAIROS Canada and Amnesty International Canada The Editor:...

Rainbow of Hope Progress Report

Letters to the editor

The Editor: Well, we are progressing, little by little with the construction of our Kindergarten and Grade 1 school in Bantambaari, Ghana. There has been...

Prophetic Church Voice

Letters to the editor

The Editor: Thanks so much for stopping by, Pat, even if our time was too short. Thanks for your donation. Above all, thanks so much...

A Gift

Letters to the editor

The Editor: I got the Summer 2020 edition of Island Catholic News from a friend and loved all your topics on the environment and COVID,...