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August 15, 2013
I suppose I should by now be used to popular and media ignorance of Catholic teaching. But, like those very people, I seem to never learn.
One of the most astute commentators on the Catholic scene today is John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter. He was present on the papal plane for the press conference heard ’round the world, and had this to write about what united Pope Francis’ remarks on a range of subjects.
I was horrified when I saw the amateur footage of the police shooting of Sammy Yatim.
Never have so many words been used to explain so few after Pope Francis said “Who am I to judge?” when asked about homosexuals.
“The Church has sanctified extreme passions, blessed the frenzied, acclaimed the neurosis it had previously canalized and nothing, it seemed, could stop me at its door. Nothing.”
August 16, 2013
TORONTO - Canada’s Coptic Christians are tethered to their phones and computers, watching their old parishes, neighbourhoods and communities in Egypt burn. Revenge attacks by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have targeted churches and Christian-owned businesses.
My personal relationship with God has helped me to appreciate and enjoy Mass. But when I was younger, Sunday Mass meant fidgeting around in the seat with my brother and sister while counting down the minutes until the final prayer.
TORONTO - Where are all the single Catholic girls? That’s what friends of Matthew Sanders wanted to know. Sanders went years without finding someone he wanted to marry.
Angele Sweeney, a daughter of Espanola, is bringing the New Evangelization to her northern Ontario hometown.
OTTAWA - A recent Canadian Medical Association survey on physician-assisted suicide has raised concerns, despite its finding that most doctors would not take part in ending a life if they were legally able.
August 17, 2013
TORONTO - On the 80th anniversary of the Christie Pits riots, more than 180 scholars, activists and students gathered in Toronto to talk about how to advance interfaith relations.
CAIRO - A Coptic Catholic bishop who served as a member of the assembly that drafted Egypt's 2012 constitution said his country will not have a civil war, and foreign powers — including the United Nations — should not interfere.
To live simply is not simple in our over-consuming culture. But it should be our goal if we want to be healthier, more ethical and better connected to God and the green Earth we’ve been given to watch over.
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - While the shores of Lake Albano are speckled with swimmers and sunbathers, the historic centre of Castel Gandolfo has been quiet this summer — too quiet for many.
August 18, 2013
The eight cardinals Pope Francis chose to advise him on Vatican reform in general have reputations as strong leaders of the Church in their own countries and on their own continents.
TORONTO - A world Church needs a world perspective and Pope Francis knows it, Cardinal Oswald Gracias told The Catholic Register on a visit to Toronto Aug. 9.
WASHINGTON - After three months, Katrina Robinson and her two young sons are getting tired of roaming Detroit's suburbs to find a safe place to sleep.
WASHINGTON - The bankruptcy of Detroit does not mean the city is dead, said Archbishop Allen Vigneron.
August 19, 2013
CAIRO - Here is the English text of the Aug. 18 statement by Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak on recent events in Egypt.
VATICAN CITY - Speaking on behalf of Catholics in Egypt, Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak said the violence and unrest in his country are "not a political struggle between different factions, but a war against terrorism."