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November 2006

November 9

KAIROS takes a funding hit

November 9, 2006

[images/stories/logos/kairos.png]OTTAWA - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace are cutting their combined contribution to KAIROS by approximately $75,000 next year.

November 10

Archbishop Weisgerber to deliver Somerville Lecture

November 10, 2006

Archbishop Weisgerber [images/stories/canada_bishops/weisgerber.jpg]TORONTO - Winnipeg Archbishop James Weisgerber will speak on bridging our differences in a world divided along cultural, economic and religious lines in the sixth annual Somerville Lecture on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Canadian Hearts and Hands a WYD 2002 legacy

November 10, 2006

TORONTO - Be the "Salt of the Earth" and the "Light of the World" are two phrases Pope John Paul II uttered during World Youth Day celebrations here in 2002.

Catholic voice must be heard on missile defence

November 10, 2006

TORONTO - A renewed debate on whether Canada should join the United States' National Missile Defence scheme desperately needs a Catholic voice, according to Deacon Steve Barringer, a founding member of Catholics For Peace, Toronto. In Barringer's view, a Catholic voice would say "No."

Overcoming troubles

November 10, 2006

As a young Catholic going through adolescence, I did not question the motives for accepting or rejecting the Catholic faith. As I entered into the struggles of junior high and high school, I had many doubts concerning my own self-image, but my faith remained strong.

Christian values at odds with a secular world

November 10, 2006

TORONTO - The Catholic Church and Canada's public institutions seem to be on a collision course, according to the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL).

Nativity gets Hollywood treatment

November 10, 2006

nativity [images/stories/movies/nativity.jpg]TORONTO - The latest film in Hollywood's fascination with Christ is about to hit the theatres. The Nativity Story will be released in early December just in time for the Christmas season.

Those who remember God are true to themselves

November 10, 2006

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), Nov. 19 (Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32) Every generation labours under the conceit that the world they have inherited is the worst and its suffering unique. Anguish is very real to those who experience it, but it is also relative.

My fetish? Good, old Catholicism

November 10, 2006

Are you a fetish? Or do you have one? It's like a compulsion that makes you a slave to a habit or routine. The dictionary defines it as an "inanimate object worshipped by savages for its magical power…" or something that is "irrationally reverenced."

Ethical progress

November 10, 2006

In an age of polar opposites – right vs. left, science vs. religion, rich vs. poor, orthodox vs. heterodox, radical individualism vs. community rights – can we ever really hope to find common ethical grounds for how we order society? For ethicist Margaret Somerville, the answer to that question is yes.

What's the future for African orphans?

November 10, 2006

The controversy over Madonna's adoption of a one-year-old Malawian orphan, David, raises important questions about adoptions of African orphans to Europe and North America. Our concern here is not the morality or legality of the adoption of baby David, even though these have some implications for his future happiness, fundamental rights, stability and cultural integration. Our concern is whether adoption of African orphans to Western countries offers any meaningful answer to the challenges that the high number of African orphans pose to African societies.

November 20

Faith leaders bring marriage declaration to Parliament Hill

November 20, 2006

OTTAWA - More than 40 religious leaders from all the major faiths have signed an historic Declaration on Marriage, affirming its crucial role as a heterosexual social institution for the procreation and nurturing of children.

Catholic New Times bows out after 30 years

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - The Catholic New Times, Toronto's herald of left-leaning Catholicism, will cap off 30 years by publishing it's last issue on Nov. 16.

Catholic New Times bows out after 30 years

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - The Catholic New Times, Toronto's herald of left-leaning Catholicism, will cap off 30 years by publishing it's last issue on Nov. 16.

Ambrozic honours Italian community at Cardinal's Dinner

November 20, 2006

Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic [images/stories/canada_bishops/AmbrozicSmile.jpg]TORONTO - More than 2,200 people gathered Nov. 9 to celebrate the 27th annual Cardinal's Dinner and contribute to Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic's charitable choices in the archdiocese of Toronto.

Film manifests the divine

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - The media today, whether it be newspapers, radio, TV, the movies or the web, is a pervasive, and, some might add, invasive fact of life in the 21st century. Is the incredible influence that the secular media have on our lives all the more evidence that we are turning our backs on God?

Complete list of Ontario School Board Trustees

November 20, 2006

TORONTO - The saying "out with the old, in with the new" did not seem to apply to Catholic school board trustee elections on Nov. 13, since almost all "the old" were re-elected, while "the new" were reluctantly given a chance.

Defending the faith takes courage

November 20, 2006

Going to a Catholic school, I occasionally get teased from some of my non-Catholic friends. "How many 'Our Fathers' have you said today?" they mock. While I try to laugh it off and say that it doesn't matter what they think, it still bothers me deep down. I wish I had the courage to stick up for not only my beliefs, but for God, who makes all things possible.

Saskatchewan Newman Centre turns 80

November 20, 2006

SASKATOON, Sask. - St. Thomas More College on the University of Saskatchewan campus celebrates an important anniversary this year as the college's Newman Centre turns 80 years old. Since 1926, it has served as a Catholic presence on campus, fostering the spiritual growth of the students there.

Walking lightly on the earth

November 20, 2006

Jerome Biollo [images/stories/canada_people/BiolloJerome.jpg]CALGARY - Jerome Biollo tries to do his part to reduce his human footprint on the earth. When Biollo, a 25-year-old geologist, moved into his new home in February 2005 in northwest Calgary, he got into the habit of recycling and composting. He also installed energy-saving light bulbs throughout his entire house and a programmable thermostat to regulate room temperature.