Father Bob Ogle’s Remarkable and Bewildering Decision
INTRODUCTION This article is excerpted from seminar proceedings at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. The event was titled “A Prairie Priest…
“I Demand a World of Peace” – The Legacy of Douglas Roche
Editor’s Note: Douglas Roche, the founding editor of the Western Catholic Reporter who went on to become a parliamentarian and diplomat and a leading Canadian…
Caravans are The New and Tragic Identity of The Poor
“It’s worse to stay in Honduras,” said a family of seven travelling in the caravan. “On the road we risk getting assaulted or killed, but…
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,…