An Historic Embrace of Friendship
When Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) was 20 years old he underwent a violent, year-long confinement as a prisoner of war. Prisons then were dungeons with…
The Year of the Graves: Why and How the World’s Media Got it so Wrong on Residential School Graves
INTRODUCTION Last edition of ICN we presented a one page article pointing out the misconceptions deliberately circulated by the mainstream media after the Kamloops Indian…
Rough Advent in Face of Pope Francis’ Ruminations
My original intention for this message was to share some thoughts on Advent as we have now entered into this Sacred Season. Last night I…
People Leaving Church in ‘Droves’ Warns Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland, has warned that people are leaving the Catholic Church “in droves”, tired of “little old men” who continue to…
Just About There
After 55 years of song writing, Victoria musician Dave Gallant has produced his first CD of his own songs titled Just About There. Its musicality…
The “Institutional Church” is Far From Healthy
To no surprise to readers of ICN, Catholics throughout the western world are leaving the Church in droves (See ‘Other News’ articles entitled “Canada Census…
Haiti Betrayed
As Canadians, we often take pride in our international reputation as peacekeepers and defenders of democracy. But there is a dark side to our foreign…
What Pope Francis’ Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery Could Mean for Canada’s Indigenous People
TORONTO (CNS)—A date for a new papal statement on the Doctrine of Discovery, promised by Pope Francis on his way home from Canada to Rome,…
Thank You For Ted Schmidt’s Article
The Editor: Alas, the Catholic Church seems to be immune to what Israel is doing. History, also, is not irrelevant. While Jews under Christendom suffered…
By Giving Force to the Doctrine of Discovery in Canada, We Misrepresent Our Own History
During Pope Francis’s visit to Canada, there were calls for him to renounce the Doctrine of Discovery. Indeed, at his mass near Quebec City, activists…