Glasgow, COP26: Fear, Faith and Survival
At the start of COP26, the Pope called for world leaders “to act urgently, courageously and responsibly”. With blunt honesty, Francis shared what is at…
Global Climate Change is Also a Spiritual Crisis
Like all individual or collective threats to safety and security, the clear and present danger of global climate change is as much a spiritual crisis…
The Frustrating, Inspiring Radicalism of Dorothy Day
I caught my friend Heath Carter, an associate professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, breathless. He’s training for a half marathon and picked up my call…
Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan Don Kerr
Professor Emeritus Donald Cameron Kerr (Don) passed away on December 8, 2020 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon where he was born in 1936 to…
AFN Hopes Vatican Meeting with Pope Will Lead to Apology Visit
OTTAWA — There is no guarantee that a delegation to the Vatican will lead to a papal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s…
The Climate Apocalypse is Real and It’s Coming
Scientists are warning us that because of global warming, civilization is headed toward the worst catastrophe in human history. Unlike a war, a pandemic or…
Religion Finding a Sense of Direction in This Transformative Moment in History
Religious Soft Diplomacy and the United Nations: Religious Engagement as Loyal Opposition, Eds: Sherrie M. Steiner and James T. Christie, Lexington Books, London, 2021. Given…
Church Teaching Supports Global Treaties
Facing many tragedies and disasters today, how might we pray and act with others for urgently needed transformation? Hope can be found in two vital…
Open Letter to President, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Dear Archbishop Richard Gagnon: We are writing to you from the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation that is recognized as the custodian of…
Catholic Hierarchy Reneged on Indigenous Financial Commitment
The Residential Schools affair is a clear signal that the Roman Catholic hierarchy can no longer go it alone. Church officials need to learn how…