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October 2022

October 8

Alberta opens path to religious migrants

October 8, 2022

The Government of Alberta is expanding its provincial immigration program to invite more religious workers from abroad to seek or obtain permanent residency.

October 9

God's Word on Sunday: God’s mercy is free for the asking

October 9, 2022

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Oct. 9 (2 Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19) The prophet Elisha did not do a background check on Naaman the Syrian and neither did God. Naaman was a foreigner and an enemy, for he was the commander of the Syrian army. Neither God nor the prophet seemed to care. He suffered from leprosy, and an Israelite slave girl in his household urged him to go to Elisha. He was incensed when Elisha ordered him to bathe seven times in the Jordan. Naaman angrily declared that there were many rivers in his homeland — he needn’t have made the long journey. But urged by his servant, he did as the prophet ordered and was healed. He ecstatically offered a gift to the prophet, but it was promptly refused.

Safe Third Country Agreement before Supreme Court

October 9, 2022

As Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States goes back before the Supreme Court of Canada Oct. 6, Ottawa has revealed a surge of 23,358 asylum seekers at irregular border crossings in the first eight months of 2022.

October 11

Pope Francis prays for unity of church as he celebrates anniversary of Vatican II

October 11, 2022

The Second Vatican Council was the universal Catholic Church's response to God's love and to Jesus' command to feed his sheep, Pope Francis said, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the council's opening.

October 12

Conscience rights battle carries on despite Bill C-230 defeat

October 12, 2022

Bill C-230 — which aimed to enhance the rights of medical personnel who refuse to participate in medically assisted death for reasons of conscience — has died in the House of Commons, but its supporters vow to keep up the fight for the rights of physicians and patients.

Sagrada Familia upholds faith in secular world

October 12, 2022

Located on a quiet street in downtown Ottawa, the Church of Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) and the 400-500 families that worship there form a microcosm of the Spanish-speaking world in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Too early to judge Marcos, Filipino bishop says

October 12, 2022

A Catholic bishop in the Philippines says it’s too early to judge the performance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office in June after a landslide electoral victory over a candidate widely backed by many priests and other Church leaders.

In what language should we hear the Word?

October 12, 2022

My daughter started taking Gaelic lessons more than a year ago and it’s opened my eyes to the story language tells about a people.

October 13

Hope high that court will overturn refugee ruling

October 13, 2022

It will likely be months before refugee advocates, including the Canadian Council of Churches, know whether they have prevailed at the Supreme Court. But for now, council general secretary Rev. Peter Noteboom is satisfied that the argument to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Canada has been heard.

Watch out when workplaces turn too quiet

October 13, 2022

It’s the new buzzword, popularized by a recent TikTok video, to describe the strategy a significant chunk of the workforce is now pursuing: “quiet quitting.”

Editorial: Root of all evil?

October 13, 2022

Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny deployed a recent lecture in Chicago to drive home the vital point that “pro-life” commitment does not — must not — be limited to opinion and activism around abortion and euthanasia.

Readers Speak Out: October 16, 2022

October 13, 2022

Blocking transparency I find the Oct. 2 editorial “Rebuild trust” mind boggling.

Catholic artist gives audience a complex experience

October 13, 2022

Trying to explain the effect of Denyse Thomasos’ immense, complex, abstract paintings, Fr. Dan Donovan reaches for St. Thomas Aquinas.

October 14

Catholics must never let puns Peter out

October 14, 2022

I have indulged in a passion for puns throughout my career. Despite feeling gleeful about this on one level, I also remember an army of English literature professors intoning that puns were the lowest form of wit. While there are legions of people who deeply oppose puns on principle, there is an equally vast array of fans that believe in them at all costs.

Fr. Soria was Opus Dei founder’s personal physician

October 14, 2022

Fr. Joseph Soria, who was a Vancouver priest as well as personal physician to Opus Dei founder St. Josemaria Escriva, has died at the age of 90.

Division by ‘ism’

October 14, 2022

As a child, I was fishing off a wooden dock at the small lake near the town in B.C. where I grew up when a farmer from Saskatchewan and his son appeared as if out of a dream I didn’t know I was having.

October 15

Meeting God among the Navy SEALs and cowboys

October 15, 2022

It took me a while to figure out how to tell you about the men’s retreat, Man in the Arena, hosted by Life Restoration Ministries.

October 16

God's Word on Sunday: Strength is drawn from those who inspire

October 16, 2022

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Oct. 16 (Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8) In armies of the ancient world, the charisma and presence of the military leader made the difference between victory and defeat. As long as the leader stood tall and continued to fight, the warriors could take courage and continue the struggle.

Consistent life ethic must go beyond traditional life issues, Czerny says

October 16, 2022

Embracing a consistent ethic of life must include working to create economic and social systems that foster relationships and build the common good, rather than focusing only on what are seen as traditional life issues such as abortion and euthanasia, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.

October 18

Syro-Malabar Catholics block archbishop's house to protest change in Mass

October 18, 2022

Laypeople in an archdiocese of India's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church have begun a round-the-clock vigil to stop the Vatican-appointed administrator from gaining entry into the archbishop's house.