Romero Canonization – Pope Francis Ahead of Bishops
Twenty-nine years ago yesterday Paul Hansen, Redemptorist priest and I penned an article (March 23,1990) in the Globe and Mail. We pointed…
Resurrecting Notre Dame: The Guardian’s and David Suzuki’s Views
To be a Christian is to be attentive to signs of God’s action in the world, and this is especially true…
Sixth Year Will Go Down as The Most Decisive in Francis’ Papacy
It was the early afternoon Eastern time when the smoke started to billow from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. At first,…
Jean Vanier, Canadian Prophet Passes at 90
Jean Vanier was a spiritual giant. Those who lived and worked with him spoke of his almost palpable holiness; many considered him a…
The Martyrdom of Julian Assange
The arrest Thursday of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press. The illegalities,…
The Sisters of Saint Ann Donate to a Local Rehabilitation Program
The Sisters of St. Ann have donated $500,000 to a local rehabilitation program for people struggling with mental illness. Connections Place, a community…
Superabundantly Alive: Thomas Merton’s Dance with the Feminine
A book launch and reading was held at the Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace in Vancouver, for Susan McCaslin’s new book, Superabundantly Alive:…
Theologian Was Proponent of ‘God is dead’ Notion
Thomas J. J. Altizer, one of a handful of radical theologians in the 1960s who espoused that “God is dead,” died on…