Why Do Some Catholics Oppose Pope Francis?
It is neither unusual nor surprising to encounter discord and opposition in the Catholic Church. Such disagreement stretches back from…
An Enemy of the Thomas Merton Society
I still remember vividly my excitement a half century ago when I discovered Henrik Ibsen’s great play, An Enemy of…
Victoria Support Committee: Thirty Years Solidarity
The Victoria Central America Support Committee (CASC) is a local organization which supports the struggles for social justice and sustainable…
Open Letter Regarding Diocesan Sexual Abuse Disclosures
You likely heard in the national news this past weekend that the Archdiocese of Vancouver released a report on clergy…
The Irony of Thomas Merton: Raids on the Unthinkable
It was Thomas Merton’s Sign of Jonas that lead to my spiritual awakening as such. I shared a room with…
What U.S. Bishops Need Learn From The Amazon Synod
As the U.S. bishops gathered for their annual meeting in Baltimore, they might have taken a page from the Vatican’s recently ended…
Pope Francis, Newman and the Canonization of Conscience
Few theological themes of Pope Francis have evoked as much opposition as his emphasis on conscience. Most notably, in Amoris Laetitia he…
‘The Way I See It’: The Problem of Clericalism
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Two new books by Paulette Claire Turcotte
What The Dead Want is a book of poems that have grown out of a sense of social outrage, an immense love…