In The MAiD Debates, The Patient’s Voice Must Take Precedence
There are two principal types of stories about medical assistance in dying routinely published in the Canadian media. The first is a person fighting for…
The Saga of Carl Blais; and MAiD
Carl was an acquaintance through church circles, and I used to bump into at the par three golf course. In the last decade he wanted…
Structural Inequality and The Emerging Austerity
Today we were told of the very real concern of an austerity narrative coming to dominate government thinking (again), with departments being directed to cut…
Concern for Cuba
I just sent this email to the Minister of Foreign Affairs & to our MP for ESS riding. If you feel moved to do so,…
At The World’s Crossroads, Carney Draws on a Legacy of Religious Thinkers
There are several political leaders who like to speak about or invoke God. U.S. President Donald Trump frequently calls on God to bless America (admittedly…
Prophetic Catholicism Requisite to Deal with MAiD
Dying to Meet You was the title of an evening talk and panel at St. Andrew Cathedral on Wednesday March 4 and subtitled ‘Preventing Euthanasia,…
The War Descends Further Into Barbarism
Shortly after 10 am on Feb. 28, the first day of the Iran war, three missiles consecutively struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in…
CCCB Statement on Bill C-218: No “MAiD” for Mental Illness
Ottawa) – The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued a statement strongly supporting Private Member’s Bill C-218, which seeks…
No Migrant is a Stranger: Message to The People of God on Pilgrimage
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: Gathered in a spirit of profound communion, aware that we do not represent isolated Churches or fragmented realities, but…
Cardinal Parolin: Preventive Wars Risk Setting The World Ablaze
“This erosion of international law is truly worrying: justice has given way to force; the force of law has been replaced by the law of…