Glen Argan: Dialogue the path to understanding
In a speech to an international congress in Madrid last month, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Jose Gomez, painted movements of social justice, “wokeness” and identity politics as pseudo-religions.
- By Glen Argan
Sr. Helena Burns: Some prayer tips for Advent
Advent, like Lent, is a prayerful time of joyful expectation of a major feast of the Christian year.
Peter Stockland: ‘Make us worthy of the promises of Christ’
Often when a particular friend of mine says certain things, I don’t react right away. In fact, it might require days. Or impose a prudent pause until the 12th of Never.
Fr. Raymond de Souza: Catholic media must do better on Indigenous file
Catholic Register columnist Glen Argan failed. To his credit he admitted it. After writing a gravely inaccurate column on the residential schools issue, he corrected the facts in his next one.
Charles Lewis: Spare a moment for the voiceless
I’ve had the luxury of having a voice over the past 40 years. It’s a privilege to have had my words read. I hope at times those words have moved readers and perhaps moved them enough to act or at least think more deeply about the important issues of our times.
Robert Kinghorn: Led by the Spirit to joyful encounter
There is a freedom in walking the streets, following my instincts and seeing where the Spirit will lead. On this particular evening I was unexpectedly led back 14 years to a cold evening on Jan. 11, 2007, but I was taken there by a circuitous route.
Gerry Turcotte: Come together in the human family we are
Last year Pope Francis delivered his traditional Christmas message from the Hall of Benediction of St. Peter’s Basilica, rather than from the usual window where popes more traditionally appear before tens of thousands of the faithful. Just as his place of delivery reflected the grim reality of COVID, so too did his message focus on the responsibilities we — and the wealthier nations especially — have towards those in need.
Glen Argan: We have options, choose yours well
Omar El Akkad begins his novel, What Strange Paradise, with this sentence: “The child lies on the shore.” That beginning calls to mind the photo of the dead three-year-old refugee Alan Kurdi whose body was washed ashore on a Mediterranean island in September 2015. The photo sparked heightened global concern for Syrian refugees and an upsurge in donations to help migrants and refugees.
- By Glen Argan
Sr. Helena Burns: It’s your duty to parent media for kids
With all that today’s parents have to do, how is it possible to go about the mammoth task of parenting the media?
Peter Stockland: Commandments set path for journalists
What was surprising about the Hindustan Times being the first source I was offered on Google for reports of Pope Francis’ weekend message to journalists was how unsurprising it was.
Leah Perrault: Interrupting patterns for spiritual growth
Interrupting is a bad habit I have been working to break for a long time, with some success and more work yet to do. And every struggle has a flip-side strength: While I need to stop speaking over people, the weakness is driven by a persistent perseverance that can also be a strength. God has been asking me lately to interrupt some of the patterns in my life that are not serving me well.