Cathy Majtenyi

Cathy Majtenyi: Smartphone addiction puts youth mental health at risk

June 21, 2018

On June 1, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada held a national event that many of today’s young people would find highly challenging: spending one hour away from their smartphones.

Cathy Majtenyi: Gene editing is heading down a slippery slope

May 30, 2018

The pipette appears on the screen and sucks up a dot, which is actually human sperm that has been genetically altered. Then the small laboratory tool pierces the membrane of a human egg, releases the sperm, “and you have changed the genetic destiny of that embryo,” notes television host Bill Whitaker. “Yes, we believe so,” nods scientist Shoukhrat Mitalipov.

Cathy Majtenyi: Bishops’ letter leaves question unanswered

April 19, 2018

Why won’t Pope Francis issue a formal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system?

Cathy Majtenyi: Arguments for legal weed mostly smoke and mirrors

March 25, 2018

Coming to a location near you: OCS, the Ontario government’s latest retail venture, set to open its doors later this year.

Cathy Majtenyi: Faith-based values are not bargaining chips

February 27, 2018

It’s a sneaky way to make a government look progressive, a religion look regressive, and to divide a congregation.

Cathy Majtenyi: The wage gap is everyone's business

February 12, 2018

About a week after Ontario’s new minimum wage kicked in, I grabbed a sandwich at a well-known coffee shop.

Cathy Majtenyi: The story of Jesus’ birth filled with lessons for all

December 22, 2017

The scene in the movie The Nativity Story where Mary jumps off the cart after returning from Elizabeth’s house always chokes me up.

Cathy Majtenyi: Robot ‘care’ can’t replace love of the Body of Christ

November 30, 2017

A pivotal moment in human history occurred Oct. 25 at the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.