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…
Sundance Film Features Immaculate Heart Community’s 50-year Journey
As the Second Vatican Council ended in 1965, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary decided to take up the council’s call for renewal.…
Absolute Power: How the Pope Became the Most Influential Man in the World
If you are interested in history, particularly Church history, this book is for you. It is extremely well written, the history is detailed, and the…
The Symbolic Power of the Papal Visit to Iraq
Popes have not always yearned for coexistence with the peoples living in what is now Iraq. Around 1263, Pope Urban IV issued a papal bull…