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October 2021

October 20

Speaking Out: An ode to a cherished friend

October 20, 2021

Three weeks ago, the world lost one of the kindest, most thoughtful, intelligent, adventurous people to walk the planet — and I lost a friend.

Youth encouraged to be politically engaged

October 20, 2021

Grace Rogalski utilized her power as a young Canadian Catholic voter for the first time in last month’s federal election

Educating mind, body and spirit

October 20, 2021

The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education has estimated that the total number of Catholic higher education institutions around the world is over 1,300.

Charles Lewis: Let’s not make same Olympic mistake

October 20, 2021

In Judeo-Christian terms we speak about the notion of abetting evil. A Catholic doctor will not only refuse to perform euthanasia but will not refer the patient to someone who will. The referral is a form of abetting evil; paving the way for the act to happen.

Myanmar military arrests seven Caritas workers

October 20, 2021

YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's military has arrested seven workers from the Catholic Church's social arm who were on a mission to provide aid for internally displaced persons in conflict-stricken Kayah state.

October 21

Support growing for vaccinating young children

October 21, 2021

The union representing Ontario’s Catholic teachers is endorsing calls to authorize COVID vaccinations for kids between five and 11, a move that seems to have the support of the majority of Canadians as well.

The Catholic Picasso

October 21, 2021

When Pablo Picasso said “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls,” it wasn’t a casual remark. Picasso thought a lot about his own soul, the soul of the Spanish nation, the soul of 20th-century modern art, and he thought about it in very Catholic terms.

ShareLife forecast looking strong

October 21, 2021

For the second straight year Toronto Catholics are demonstrating their fidelity to the ShareLife parish campaign despite the continued economic uncertainty of these pandemic times.

Brescia program offers tools for student success

October 21, 2021

A holistic program at Brescia University College is giving students struggling with academic and social pressures the tools for success in school and in life.

Latest synod builds on Vatican II graces: Czerny

October 21, 2021

In a major speech at the University of Fribourg, Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny has made the case for the just begun Synod on Synodality as a deeply necessary and Catholic project that builds upon the graces and truth of the Second Vatican Council.

Francis Campbell: Forget possessions, all we need is God

October 21, 2021

Plunking down in a pew for Sunday Mass on Thanksgiving weekend brought a good deal of satisfaction and relief.

Editorial: Sr. Megan’s passion

October 21, 2021

On the night of July 28, 2012, an 82-year-old nun, along with two men, slowly climbed up a thickly-wooded hill surrounding the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where enriched uranium was stored for use in nuclear weapons. They crawled through holes they cut in barbed-wire fences, walked to the main building and proceeded to spray-paint biblical slogans, wrap crime scene tape around pillars and hammer away at concrete.

Readers Speak Out: October 24, 2021

October 21, 2021

Healing path Re: Money will be raised, but how to spend it? (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, Oct. 10):

October 22

Halifax takes unique run at housing crisis

October 22, 2021

Halifax parishes are working to fight homelessness by offering church property as the sites for emergency shelters to house those in need.

Video series picks up where religious ed left off

October 22, 2021

A Pew Research poll claiming only one-third of U.S. Catholics believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist two years ago sent shockwaves through the Church. Could so many Catholics really have missed such a fundamental teaching of their faith?

Religion and vaccine hesitancy in COVID world

October 22, 2021

While the vast majority of the public has been compliant with safety measures in dealing with the pandemic, resistance to vaccination mandates, mask rules and other requirements has been high among ultra-conservative Catholic and evangelical groups.

King’s Veritas Lecture series challenges paradigms

October 22, 2021

In a world that is arguably becoming more depleted of humanity and solidarity, King’s University College in London, Ont., is providing a countering antidote via its Veritas Lecture Series for Faith and Culture.

Peter Stockland: Delta Hospice Society keeps up fight for life

October 22, 2021

The board of a hospice society in suburban Vancouver is fighting for its pro-life life this October. It is also already looking ahead to new life for palliative care in a continent-wide network of euthanasia-free care centres.

October 23

Father-daughter battle period poverty

October 23, 2021

For the past five years Jada Malott and her dad Mike have been at the forefront of feminine hygiene advocacy in Windsor, Ont.

Canadian Salesians celebrate first vocation in 25 years

October 23, 2021

VANCOUVER -- Sr. Hae-Jin Lim is quick to say her vocation story is about God’s faithfulness, not her own.