The Pope’s Five Tips for Lent
For Pope Francis, Lent is a time to deepen our spiritual lives. Here are five tips from his homilies to reflect on this year. “Lent…
The Curse of Clericalism: Acting to Address The Sins of the Past
In just one week in January, it seemed as if all the grief and shame was unleashed again. Every media outlet was covering one story…
Offer the World an Alternative Culture
The Editor: A couple of topics that have been on my mind for some time: I believe our Catholic leadership has to be more vocal…
Night Prayer Part of Personal Pandemic Protocol
We are all trying to deal with the unprecedented – in our lifetime – impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us are thoroughly exhausted…
Scarboro Foreign Missions Society Disappointed with Bishops’ Statement on Development & Peace
A joint press release from Development and Peace and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops arrived in our mailboxes on Feb 25th. For many of…
Text Lacking Integrity
As with you I received the Joint Statement on revisions to the way Development and Peace will proceed in the future because of the objections…
Critical Thinking Needed More Than Ever
Given the never-ending 24/7 barrage of breaking news arriving on our mental doorsteps these days, coupled with our jam-packed lifestyles, it’s easy to watch a…
Utter Nonsense for U.S. Bishops
The Editor: What utter nonsense for some American bishops to be threatening to refuse President Joe Biden the Eucharist because he supports a woman’s right…
Don’t Say a Prayer for St. Michele Birch-Conery
The Editor: Rev. Dr Michele Birch-Conery died in Windsor Ontario. Michele was part of our Corpus community on the Island and her theological formation was…
Conspiracy Theory: Who Draws That Line?
These days, it’s not uncommon to hear someone from the mainstream news media brand another person a “conspiracy theorist”. Indeed, it has become a rather…