I have thought a lot about euthanasia over the years. I have thought about it too much.
Luke Stocking: Church’s role goes beyond providing aid
By Luke StockingI was recently inspired by Venezuelan goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez. My jaw dropped as he saved shot after shot in a 0-0 draw against heavily favoured Colombia in the COPA America football tournament, currently being played in Brazil.
Glen Argan: Colonial system continues its tragic path
By Glen ArganAlthough the last Indian residential school in Canada closed 25 years ago, new revelations will continue coming to light for many years. The existence of the schools is a national scandal which cannot be wiped from our memories.
Fr. Raymond de Souza: A reconciliation path of renewed encounter
By Fr. Raymond J. de SouzaThe shortest night of the year allows only a few hours of darkness in which to set churches on fire. It was time enough for two Catholic churches to be burned to the ground before dawn on June 21, 2021, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Sr. Helena Burns: Searching for meaning of love
By Sr. Helena Burns, FSPCatchy slogans are fun and helpful: shorthand for complex concepts — except when they’re not.
Peter Stockland: Standing up for truth and fairness
By Peter StocklandIt is heartening to see Catholic clergy calling out the stream of inaccuracies and exaggerations around the Church’s responsibility for the residential schools debacle.
Leah Perrault: We need to learn to be uncomfortable
By Leah PerraultIt has been a profoundly difficult few weeks to live in Treaty territory and the homeland of the Métis. To live in a land that welcomes people to safety but cannot guarantee it.
Fr. Raymond de Souza: Let's set record straight on papal apologies
By Fr. Raymond J. de SouzaSomehow a story about hundreds of unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School became a story about what Pope Francis should do, not a story about the lives lost or why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau only rushed to provide money for documenting such graves when Kamloops was in the headlines, five years after he first promised to do so.
Charles Lewis: Truth stands against lies of evil, oppression
By Charles LewisWe live in a time in which truth has lost its meaning. We live in a time in which truth is replaced by feelings. When something no longer feels right it cannot be the truth. Every opinion is valid and none is greater than another.
Cathy Majtenyi: Time to admit sins of our past
By Cathy MajtenyiOne of the greatest gifts a human being can give is the gift of acknowledgement: a nod, a smile, saying the person’s name out loud.
Gerry Turcotte: Carrying the bones
By Gerry TurcotteThe discovery of 215 bodies of children in unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia understandably triggered a national response of outrage and mourning. Less understandable is why this particular discovery has unleashed an outpouring of grief and accountability by community leaders and politicians when the evidence of these atrocities is so well known, and when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report highlighted this issue for special mention.