It’s coming on Christmas and the Halifax-Yarmouth archdiocese is writing its own inspirational story of Bethlehem.
Harry McAvoy: Meet me in Cincinnati…
By Harry McAvoyIt would be a long journey, which I suspected would end badly. The American border had been closed for almost two years due to the pandemic, when the Bride decided she was going home to visit her mother.
Francis Campbell: Rising to the challenge of giving until it hurts
By Francis CampbellGive until it hurts. That famous phrase was uttered by Mother Teresa of Calcutta at a national prayer breakfast in Washington 50 years ago.
Francis Campbell: Forget possessions, all we need is God
By Francis CampbellPlunking down in a pew for Sunday Mass on Thanksgiving weekend brought a good deal of satisfaction and relief.
Harry McAvoy: Graveside visit a time of joy amid the tears
By Harry McAvoyOn a recent afternoon, the Bride and I met with my sister, Carol Anne, and our youngest daughter, Hope, at Holy Cross Cemetery, just north of Toronto. We had gathered to remember the second anniversary of the death of my mother, Anne McAvoy.
Francis Campbell: Pandemic recovery of biblical proportions?
By Francis CampbellThen, miraculously, everything returned to normal. Or so it would seem.
Francis Campbell: The sickening legacy of residential schools
By Francis CampbellWe ought to be feeling pretty good about ourselves.
Sarah Twomey: Educators play key role in reconciliation
By Sarah TwomeyI am a fifth-generation Irish descendent from Southern Ontario, and a third-generation teacher.
Francis Campbell: Setting course on road back to normal
By Francis CampbellA glimmer of light is now visible at the end of our 15-month-long tunnel of unnatural existence.
Francis Campbell: The doctor is giving good advice. Let’s take it
By Francis CampbellIn our corner of the country, we fancy ourselves as extremely welcoming and hospitable folk.
Harry McAvoy: Doing battle with the dragons
By Harry McAvoyThose of us living with serious health concerns know the days can be long. I have always appreciated an expression I heard years ago: The days are long, but the years are short.