Book exposes Christian churches' unpleasant statistics
Leaving Christianity:Changing Allegiances in Canada since 1945 by Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald (McGill-Queen’s University Press, softcover, 304 pages, $35.00)
Woman completes her mission to visit every Catholic church in Toronto archdiocese
It started with Jennie McRae wanting to celebrate her French-Canadian roots, but circumstance soon took over and launched her on a greater journey.
Churches must be a sanctuary for all
Whenever we have been at our best, as Christians, we have opened our churches as sanctuaries to the poor and the endangered.
Kenyan churches, mosques painted yellow to symbolize love
NAIROBI, Kenya – In the midst of the rusty shanties of Nairobi’s Kibera slums, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church stands out in bright yellow.
HALIFAX – Size doesn’t really matter. That’s the hymn book Fr. James Mallon sings from and one of the principles he pushed at a two-day Divine Renovation conference that attracted more than 600 people from 11 countries to his city and his church in mid-June.
“Size is a relative thing, it depends on who you are standing beside,” said the slight, 5-foot-7, 164-pound priestly dynamo.
Comment
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Sex abuse summit is catch-up time for much of the world
It is déjà vu all over again for Canadian bishops who travelled to Rome for the Vatican’s meeting on the protection of minors in the Church, Fr. Raymond writes.
Faith
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Pope advances sainthood causes of Blessed Newman, Cardinal Mindszenty
VATICAN – Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed…
Pope's homily
Pope: 'You, dear young people, are not the future but the now of God'
Read the latest homily given by Pope Francis.
Features
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Why are you here? Theologian Mary Jo Leddy looks to Canada's newcomers and the land itself for answers
For Mary Jo Leddy the question on the cover of her new…
#WYD2019
Jean Ko Din in Panama: WYD leaves behind a wealth of memories
Read Jean Ko Din's latest blog post on World Youth Day 2019 in Panama.