Marnie Will Always Have a Special Place in Our Hearts
The Editor: Thank you so much for sending us this note. Sadly, we cannot attend. Both Dar and I have medical appointments that we need…
Marnie Was Truly a Person of Action
The Editor: Marnie Butler. A friend, a woman who wore coats of many colours, loyal and loving to her friends and those in need. A…
Canada To Support International Criminal Court
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Senior Cabinet members I write to urge your government to issue a public statement unequivocally affirming the prosecutorial and judicial independence…
American Bishops Shrink Anti Poverty Effort
Greetings from Louisville where the U.S. bishops have gathered for their spring meeting. This morning the bishops are having prayer together and then going into…
The Jesuit Disruptor
Pub Date: September 10, 2024, House of Anansi Press. For more information: Melissa Shirley, Publicity Director, milissa@anansi.ca 344 pp paperback, $26.99 CAD / R21.99 USD…
Pope Francis Gets Laughs at Meeting With Big-Name Comedians
The June 14 meeting, organized by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education and Dicastery for Communication, included 107 comics and humorists from 15 countries.…
Odd Man Out: Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet Leaves the Vatican
When Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet turned 80 on June 8, the prelate who was touted as a potential future pope in both the conclaves of…
Betty’s Memories of Her Early Life
Mom was born on November 24, 1929 in a private house on the edge of the lake in Fife Lake, Saskatchewan but she grew up…
“Consider” by Susan McCaslin, 2023.
This is another brilliant book of poetry by Canada’s foremost Christian poet; someone who blends faith with literature seamlessly. McCaslin is someone who combines Christianity,…