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September 2021

September 16

Non-profits optimistic better days to come

September 16, 2021

OTTAWA -- Despite the continuing economic disruption of the COVID pandemic, most Canadian non-profits are optimistic that better days are ahead.

Opera Atelier’s first film production evolves past a tragedy and a pandemic

September 16, 2021

There are no ugly angels. In the entire 10,000-year history of art, from the caves of Lescaux through the Mystical Nativity of Sandro Botticelli to Ms. Fleming’s Grade 3 art class, every single depiction of angels is a depiction of beauty. Opera Atelier co-artistic director Marshall Pynkoski knows why.

The need for retreat never greater

September 16, 2021

Given the mental and emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society over the past year-and-a-half, for many, spiritual retreat may be more essential than ever.

Editorial: Sign up for planet

September 16, 2021

Saving the planet is a pretty tall order, so it’s understandable that we can feel a little overwhelmed by the task. After all, what’s one person going to accomplish?

Readers Speak Out: September 19, 2021

September 16, 2021

Enriching Gospel Re: Church’s job remains sharing the good news (Fr. Raymond de Souza, Aug. 27): Fr. Souza says that the Gospel of Jesus Christ was, and is, good news for the Indigenous peoples of Canada. I agree. With all the negative criticism the Church has received in the aftermath of the residential schools debacle that’s easy to forget. While the Church should apologize for sins committed against Indigenous peoples, it cannot apologize for proclaiming the Gospel.

September 17

Understanding ‘synodality’

September 17, 2021

Church governance is not about command and control. It’s about who we are and who we aspire to be as a Christian community, as the body of Christ. Since 2013, Pope Francis has been teaching this lesson in all that he does and says. Lately he’s been saying synodality just about every time he opens his mouth.

Centre seeks to spread message of strength

September 17, 2021

Saturdays and weekday nights have taken on a special dimension in Angie Carboni’s life in recent months.

Francis Campbell: Pandemic recovery of biblical proportions?

September 17, 2021

Then, miraculously, everything returned to normal. Or so it would seem.

September 18

Film captures story of 'Enduring Faith'

September 18, 2021

To understand what it means to be Catholic in North America, one must also understand the story of the Indigenous peoples of the land. That is the message behind the new documentary Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics, produced by the Knights of Columbus.

Five ‘points of light’ at heart of program

September 18, 2021

If you think a retreat is just a day or two in the countryside spent praying and reading Scripture, the Star of the North Retreat House in St. Albert, Alta., wants you to think again. Beginning with an introductory session the Oct. 3 weekend, Star of the North wants to take a diverse range of people through a three-year process divided into nine modules called Aurora Living.

September 19

App looks to catch mental health issues early

September 19, 2021

Emmanuel Akindele is working on an app to monitor mental-health concerns among youth in the hope it will keep children safe online now and into the future.

God's Word on Sunday: We all share in birthright of the Spirit

September 19, 2021

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 26 (Year B) Numbers 11:25-29; Psalm 19; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Leading the Israelites through the wilderness was too great a burden to rest solely on the shoulders of one man.

Retreats vital part of life at the Vatican

September 19, 2021

For nearly 100 years, popes have set aside time for an annual retreat and meditation on spiritual exercises. It’s more than a custom — it’s become an essential part of papal life.

Lost and found in Dante’s Indiana

September 19, 2021

Randy Boyagoda takes a bold dive into some of society’s most contentious issues in his latest novel, Dante’s Indiana.

September 20

Vatican to require vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 test

September 20, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- Visitors, tourists and employees who want to enter Vatican territory will be required beginning Oct. 1 to show proof of vaccination, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative COVID-19 test.

Quebec judge authorizes class action against congregation for 'spiritual abuse'

September 20, 2021

SHERBROOKE, Quebec -- A Quebec Superior Court judge authorized a class action against a Catholic religious group once heralded for its ability to foster vocations, opening the way for people who claim to have been physically, spiritually, or psychologically abused within the organization to join the legal case.

September 21

Armenian bishops elect former U.S. pastor as patriarch

September 21, 2021

ROME -- The bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church elected Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, the ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe, to be their church's new patriarch.

September 22

An election that looks a lot like 2019

September 22, 2021

OTTAWA -- It was status quo come election night as save for a few minor seat changes, Canada’s new Parliament will mirror the one it replaced.

Pastoral outreach depends on looking forward, Pope Francis tells Jesuits

September 22, 2021

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalized, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia.

Speaking Out: Striking a seasonal balance

September 22, 2021

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) tells us that “to every thing there is a season.” As the days grow shorter and the nights colder, it is time to reflect upon summer accomplishments and prepare for the months ahead. Doing so allows us to become more in tune with the seasonal movements God created for us, and by extension, more in tune with His wishes for our lives.