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June 2020

June 10

Pope Francis: Prayer is a 'fight' with God

June 10, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- True prayer is a "fight" with God in which those who think they are strong are humbled and faced with the reality of their own mortal condition, Pope Francis said.

Swiss Guards receive formation in security, faith

June 10, 2020

VATICAN CITY -- Tasked with protecting the pope even at the cost of their own lives, members of the Swiss Guard are not just highly trained specialists in security and ceremonial detail, they also receive extensive spiritual formation, the guard's chaplain said.

Racists interrupt Inter-faith online meeting in Ottawa

June 10, 2020

OTTAWA -- An effort in the nation’s capital to rally faith and community leaders in solidarity against anti-Black racism also served as a lesson about racist views held by some in society for a brief yet disturbing moment on June 9.

June 11

After ‘taking a knee,’ bishop gets a call from Pope

June 11, 2020

WASHINGTON -- It’s called “taking a knee,” and many professional athletes around the country have made the gesture publicly to protest police brutality in the wake of the May 25 killing of George Floyd.

Editorial: Pope’s voice needed

June 11, 2020

The cancer of racism is too widespread and too entrenched for one man to remedy alone, but if any one man could command international attention and speak with moral authority on the issue it would be Pope Francis.

Readers Speak Out: June 14, 2020

June 11, 2020

Beautiful sculpture Re: Jesus 2020: A clay model for our times (April 26): Thank you Timothy Schmalz for the most incredibly beautiful sculpture I have ever seen. I was physically and emotionally moved, as I turned to Page 6 in The Catholic Register and saw how you captured our Most Holy Lord in such beautiful movement.

Public Masses can begin June 12, but many Ontario dioceses take more cautious route

June 11, 2020

Despite the go-ahead to begin celebrating Mass on June 12, Ontario dioceses continue to take a cautious approach to re-opening churches.

Charles Lewis: Conversion therapy bill on a risky path

June 11, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 virus it is easy to forget what other dangers lurk in our society. We must remember that our government has been involved in a great and destructive program of social engineering — and it is about to get far worse.

Racism: ‘It exists everywhere you go’

June 11, 2020

Racism isn’t just a sin out there in the world, nor just a problem on American police forces, said Fr. Obinna Ifeanyi.

June 12

Feds ask for more time to change rules on assisted suicide

June 12, 2020

OTTAWA -- The federal government is now conceding it can’t change the rules around assisted suicide before a court-imposed deadline of July 11.

Sisters escape violence

June 12, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The four Daughters of St. Paul who live and work on Charleston’s King Street closed up their books and media store like normal May 30.

Our Lady hits new heights

June 12, 2020

CANMORE, Alta. -- The Virgin Mary is sitting with her son Jesus in a lush Alberta forest, surrounded by deer drinking from a gurgling stream, with the majestic Three Sisters peaks in the background.

Cardus proposes change in funding

June 12, 2020

OTTAWA -- Myths that independent schools in Ontario are bastions of privilege are getting in the way of an education funding model that is “fair and flexible” in Canada’s largest province, an Ontario-based religious think tank says.

Leah Perrault: A time to practise honesty and kindness

June 12, 2020

Honest is hard. There is nothing like a season of physical distancing to remind me of that truth.

June 13

One year later, the wait continues

June 13, 2020

It comes as little surprise to Chrystal Desilets that one year later, the federal government has no action plan in place in response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Pandemic throws a curve at couples

June 13, 2020

Couples struggling in their marriage have been hit with a double whammy by the COVID-19 lockdown, according to a counsellor with Catholic Family Services Toronto.

Gerry Turcotte: Scratching the surface of cat psychology

June 13, 2020

I have been plagued by cats almost my entire adult life. (OK, maybe I like them just a little.) Dogs, I feel I understand. They’re reasonably straightforward. You know when they’re happy, when they’re guilty of chewing your favourite shoe and when they’re sulking.

June 14

God's Word on Sunday: Fear can keep us from our true humanity

June 14, 2020

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 21 (Year A) Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 69; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 Jeremiah has been called the “reluctant prophet” and it is easy to see why.

School boards look to erase Vanier name

June 14, 2020

They’re schools educating young minds in different regions of Ontario, from the gritty working class streets of Scarborough to the picturesque shores of Georgian Bay in Collingwood.

Peter Stockland: PM taking a knee strikes hollow note

June 14, 2020

It’s hard to reconcile continued restrictions on kneeling in church and last week’s images of Prime Minister Trudeau kneeling on Parliament Hill to protest racism in Canada.