Ross (Ernest Ross Alfred Joseph) LABRIE
Ross (Ernest Ross Alfred Joseph) Labrie will be remembered with sadness passing at the age of 85. Ross is survived by his loving wife Gisela…
Phyllis Olive NESTOR
Phyllis Olive Nestor passed away on December 28, 2021 in Chilliwack BC at the age of 90 years young. She was born in Pincher Creek,…
Bishop Remi De Roo – 1924 – 2022
DE ROO, Bishop Remi Bishop Remi De Roo, a strong advocate of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, who, as Bishop of Victoria for…
125 German Catholic Priests, Religious and Lay Employees Publicly Come Out as L.G.B.T.
BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 employees of the Catholic Church in Germany publicly outed themselves as queer on Monday, saying they want to “live…
Permanent Astonishment – Showing a Way Forward
After a press interview several years ago Tomson Highway, author of Permanent Astonishment (Doubleday Canada, 2021) found himself sidelined by Indigenous and media elites for…
Laudato Si Revisited: Synodality and Climate Change
On January 27, 2022, some 170 people tuned in to a Zoom presentation, by Rev. Sean McDonagh, in Ireland, on the topic of Synodality, the…
My Complicated Relationship with the Catholic Church
A year ago, in one of my ICN columns, I asked readers for suggested topics for future articles. Several of the responses I received were…
Toronto’s Romero House Features Young Worker Program
I value the fact that my co-workers are not just co-workers, and that my housemates are not just housemates. Sharing life with the rest of…
Interview: Sister Jeannine Gramick on Being Censured
INTRODUCTION Jeannine Gramick, S.L., has spent the last 50 years working for L.G.B.T. people. Together with Robert Nugent, S.D.S., Sister Gramick began New Ways Ministry,…