Finding, and living, the faith in bustling Mombasa
The Kenyan city of Mombasa is an ancient metropolis that bears the marks of its long history as a melting pot of civilizations, religions, cultures, races and nationalities. It is the gateway to East Africa and the coastal city of choice for many tourists from Asia, Europe and North America.
How do you deal with a house divided against itself?
It’s something you never want to hear. You’ve believed and clung to something your entire life, something you stake your very existence on. Then someone suggests it’s all bunk, irrelevant, meaningless.
Time will come for every purpose under heaven
There is a time for everything and a time for every affair under the heavens. The author of Ecclesiastes could well have been writing a script for my summer.
I give thanks and praise for the gift of the Eucharist
Firing Line, the PBS public affairs program hosted by the late William F. Buckley, Jr., not only won an Emmy Award (in 1969) but set a broadcasting record as the longest-running television show: 1,504 episodes over 33 years. The last Firing Line was in 1999.
- By Ian Hunter
Raising girls a challenge today
My eldest child, my daughter, graduated with honours from high school this year and is about to head off to university. By the grace of God, her Catholic faith remains intact. In looking back at her school years, I can honestly say that raising a daughter in this culture is among the most difficult tasks I have ever undertaken.
Porn, children a conversation worth having
Our kids need, and deserve, better protection from adult online content, MP argues
- By Ashwin Raman
God’s will, on Earth as in heaven
The summer is normally a time for rest and relaxation. But one question that has been coming to me lately is how can Christians find true rest, serenity of heart from fear, when we face human and natural tragedies.
Quebec’s Bill 52 is not about care, it’s about death
On June 12, in another of the seemingly inexorable movements in the developed world to normalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, Quebec tabled Bill 52, “An act respecting end-of-life care.” Given that only 16-30 per cent of Canadians have access to comprehensive, quality end-of-life care, according to the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, we ought to receive news of efforts to improve care at this crucially important and vulnerable time for dying persons and their loved ones with universal enthusiasm. But what vision of “end-of-life care” is presented here?
A modern telling of the ‘Little Way’ strikes a chord
The book I’m forcing on everyone this month is The Little Way of Ruthie Leming by Rod Dreher.
End-of-life ‘medical aid’ is euthanasia
On June 12, the Quebec national assembly introduced a bill to legalize euthanasia that is rife with false claims, euphemisms and ambiguous language.
Despite our differences, I still prayed for Dr. Morgentaler
About 30 years ago I met the late Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson, a co-founder of the U.S. abortion movement and back then a self-described atheistic Jew.
- By Jim Hughes