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September 2018

September 5

Travel gap year leads to serving the homeless

September 5, 2018

Abby Pyrz was 18 years old when she was bitten by the travel bug.

Speaking Out: I want to be a prime minister

September 5, 2018

When I was five and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said I wanted to be the first female prime minister of Canada.

Season of Creation an invitation to pray

September 5, 2018

Catholics might finally be ready to pray for the most obvious sign of God’s goodness that has ever been seen, touched or walked through — the natural world.

Let there be light: Church uses parish power to go solar and lose the electric bill

September 5, 2018

When God provides, there’s not much else that parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul Church need.

Msgr. Coughlin led charismatic renewal

September 5, 2018

Like Job, Msgr. Peter Coughlin understood that everything in his life was God’s will.

September 6

Kavanaugh shares how Catholic Charities influenced his life

September 6, 2018

WASHINGTON – During the second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Sept. 5, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh said his experience serving the homeless with Catholic Charities and tutoring at Washington Jesuit Academy has influenced him as a judge because of the importance of "standing in the shoes of others."

Being a Christian demands that we accuse ourselves, not others, Pope says

September 6, 2018

VATICAN – Christian conversion does not entail accusing others, but is shamefully recognizing and sincerely repenting one's own sins, Pope Francis said.

Minnesota auxiliary: Archbishop Nienstedt internal inquiry was 'doomed to fail'

September 6, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS – Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis said the Catholic Church "desperately needs an independent structure, led by experienced lay personnel, to investigate and review allegations made against bishops, archbishops and cardinals" in an Aug. 31 statement.

Bob Brehl: Bishop urges Catholics to fight, not flee

September 6, 2018

Amidst the sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic priests around the world — in particular the revolting crimes of 301 Pennsylvania priests over 70 years unearthed in an August grand jury report — a prominent U.S. bishop is calling for the laity to stay and fight, not abandon the Church.

Editorial: We need answers

September 6, 2018

“When a bit of time has passed,” said Pope Francis, perhaps he would answer serious allegations that he permitted a cardinal cited for sexual abuse to return to public ministry.

Barefoot and Preaching: Make space for wildflowers of the soul

September 6, 2018

Growing up in rural Saskatchewan planted a special place in my heart for the wildflowers that grow in the ditches. Blue alfalfa, purple thistles, bright yellow brown-eyed susans. When I moved to the city to study, I saw them less frequently, and I did not realize how much I missed the wildflowers until I spent several weeks at a youth camp this summer, thanks to my husband’s working there and my maternity leave.

September 7

Free speech policy is outside bubble zone

September 7, 2018

OTTAWA – A government spokesperson has dampened hopes that a new Ontario policy in support of free speech on university campuses could lead to repeal of the province’s abortion bubble zone law.

'What is legal is not equal to moral', Indian church leaders say after decriminalization of homosexual acts

September 7, 2018

NEW DELHI – India's Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that homosexual acts between consenting adults are no longer a crime, but church officials said that legal validity does not make such practices morally acceptable.

New York becomes sixth state to launch probe of church sex abuse records

September 7, 2018

WASHINGTON – The New York State Office of the Attorney General is the latest to announce that it is launching an investigation of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic Church clergy, and at least two of the state's eight dioceses confirmed receiving subpoenas seeking access to its records.

Book review: Artist’s words would help her art

September 7, 2018

Mary and the Incarnation by Christine Granger (Novalis, 80 pages, softcover, $17.95)

Angela Saldanha: The joy of being aware of God’s presence

September 7, 2018

I left home in my teens; travelled afar, far from family and friends. Life in the new country was different,exciting, challenging. And horribly lonely.

Charles Lewis: Here’s one way we can care for our sick

September 7, 2018

The grim truth is that legalized euthanasia is not going away. This is not giving up but stating a hard truth.

Cardinal Wuerl encourages 'Season of Healing' in parishes to counter abuse scandals

September 7, 2018

WASHINGTON – Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington encouraged archdiocesan parishes to participate in a six-week "Season of Healing" to counter what he called "confusion, disappointment and disunity" and to help bring about healing in the wake of recent sex abuse scandals that have rocked the U.S. Catholic Church.

Jesuit centre's spiritual exercises retreat is workout for the soul

September 7, 2018

Fr. Roger Yaworski says Loyola House can’t guarantee people will like its Full Spiritual Exercises Experience. The retreat director might not be to their liking, the retreat itself might not meet their expectations, even the food might not tantalize their taste buds.

Canadian Catholic doctors fighting change in World Medical Association code of ethics

September 7, 2018

Catholic doctors from Canada are heading to Iceland to block Canadian Medical Association efforts to change the World Medical Association’s code of ethics.