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August 2020

August 11

After election in Belarus, Catholic leaders urge restraint, dialogue

August 11, 2020

WARSAW, Poland -- Catholic leaders urged dialogue and restraint in Belarus, amid violent street clashes following a contested Aug. 9 presidential election.

August 12

Caritas youth leap into action

August 12, 2020

Long before the shock of the huge, Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut’s port had worn off, Caritas Lebanon had unleashed a powerful force for good onto the streets of the shattered city — kids. This was the moment for the Catholic organization’s 750 youth volunteers to shine.

Speaking Out: Charities must be transparent

August 12, 2020

WE Charity is a Canadian non-profit organization that I contributed time and effort to throughout my years in elementary and secondary school.

Music as a prayer

August 12, 2020

Katie Heximer knows the majestic sound of a symphony or the melodic mixture of chords can quickly captivate an audience. But the co-singer and songwriter for the Christian band 90 n’ 9 finds greater power in writing or singing lyrics that reflect life’s journey and can be offered to God as a prayer.

Charles Lewis: Some sound advice for our next pope

August 12, 2020

We need to stop from time to time to contemplate what it means to be Catholic in this aggressively secular society of ours. It is easy for our beliefs to be swamped by the detritus of a powerful popular culture that looks upon us with bare tolerance at best and derision at worst.

Keeping the faith

August 12, 2020

MONTREAL -- When young Kevin Donovan left Montreal’s Loyola High School 67 summers ago, he could hardly foresee having a son who would one day lead the school to a landmark legal victory for religious freedom.

August 13

Editorial: Champion of peace

August 13, 2020

In the darkest days of “The Troubles,” when Northern Ireland was torn by sectarian violence and bitter political divisions, John Hume dared to see a future built on peace.

Readers Speak Out: August 16-23, 2020

August 13, 2020

A new low Re: Wanton destruction of religious art: The standard dictionary definition for an iconoclast is one who attacks cherished beliefs and institutions and a destroyer of images used in religious worship.

Showing the beauty in Fatima’s truth

August 13, 2020

When Mary steps out of the blinding light of the sun and into view for three children who have broken away from watching over a few sheep to pray the rosary, she isn’t surrounded by angels. No trumpets blare. Before the musical score rises to support this moment in the new film Fatima, there are crickets and birdsong and distant bleats of sheep. Mary is surrounded by hills, trees, fields and blue sky.

Canadian bishops offer prayers and support for Lebanon

August 13, 2020

OTTAWA -- Canadians and the Catholic Church in Canada have always been there for the people of Lebanon in times of need, says the Montreal-based Maronite Catholic Bishop Paul-Marwan Tabet.

Leah Perrault: Falling apart is one step toward healing

August 13, 2020

Falling is on my list of least favourite things.

Bishops join D&P national council

August 13, 2020

A nearly three-year process of investigation and review at the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has resulted in a slimmed-down national council with four bishops appointed to the development agency’s governing body.

August 14

Parents step up fight against anti-Black racism

August 14, 2020

Parents of Black children are continuing in the push for change as the province works to address issues of systemic racism in Ontario schools.

New group’s goal is protecting statues

August 14, 2020

Canadians enjoy religious freedom unlike many in other parts of the world, so for Jeffrey Susilo the thought that recent church vandalism could be evidence that those freedoms might be under attack is disheartening.

Francis Campbell: Public pressure works

August 14, 2020

Persistence pays off.

August 15

Aid groups help the poor caught in Ukraine conflict

August 15, 2020

Ceasefires in Ukraine aren’t quite ceasefires.

Peter Stockland: Cardinal sending a strong message

August 15, 2020

Near the end of June, I pulled into our parish parking lot full of gumption at the resumption of Masses after four months of COVID-forced church closures.

August 16

God's Word on Sunday: Power must be used for benefit of all

August 16, 2020

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 23 (Year A) Isaiah 22:15, 19-23; Psalm 138; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 Power is not a right and not something to be coveted or seized. Any position or exercise of power is for the common good and the benefit of others.

Catholic school board looks at ties to WE

August 16, 2020

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is looking into its long-standing relationship with WE Charity, and the trustee leading the charge expects the board to suspend its relationship with the battered charity.

Book on Catholic parenting a real family affair

August 16, 2020

“How did you do it? How did you raise kids who are passionate about their faith and have the heart of a missionary?”