A Synodal Church
A synodal church is one that listens with open hearts, and takes leadership in the reform and mission of the church. I’m grateful to participate…
Anishinabe Centre Sold
The Jesuits of Canada are transferring governance of the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre to a new, Indigenous-led board of directors, which will include participation from the…
10 Years Later, Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ More Relevant Than Ever
With all that happened in the Catholic Church last month, we can be forgiven for missing the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical…
FutureChurch Welcomes the Election of Pope Leo XIV with Hope
FutureChurch joins Catholics around the world in a spirit of solidarity and hope in praying for Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo…
Carney and Leo XIV Challenged by Prophetic Call
On May 15, 1891, Pope Leo XIII, who as Gioacchino Pecci had served as the popular Archbishop of the papal state of Perugia for thirty…
Conclave Experience
I arrived at my editor’s house just in time to see the white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City on his TV…
Spiritual Adventure of Coming Home
I am fortunate to return home to my Victorian roots where I am the same girl at heart. Physically, I ran away for 26 years,…
Can Pope Leo XIV Be A Compassionate Pastor and a Hard-Nosed Administrator?
The Holy Spirit surprised us on May 8 by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of Peru. For Vatican observers,…
Masters of War
Come, you masters of war, you that build the big guns You that build the death planes, you that build all the bombs You that…
Catholic Mark Carney Haunted by Banker Formation
More than 40 years ago a man walked unannounced into my office in Edmonton when I was the young editor of the Western Catholic Reporter.…