Bolivian miners clash with police Aug. 11 during a protest along a road in Mantecani. Large-scale mining and extractive operations are failing to deliver economic benefits while causing environmental damages and human suffering throughout Latin America.

Comment: It's through giving that our humanity is fully realized

The mountain ash tree in our front yard is at the peak of its autumn brilliance. I sit on the couch in our living room awed by the array of gold, green, yellow and red.
A Haitian refugee takes shelter in a tent set up by the Canadian Armed Forces near Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 10.

Comment: Instead of fear take time to listen to refugees

There’s a scent of fear wafting from recent headlines in Canada. Are we afraid of Haitian families?
Fr. James Martin, an American Jesuit, author and media personality,

Comment: Priest caught in vicious smear campaign

Fr. James Martin, an American Jesuit, author and media personality, has appeared in this column before for his humour and humility, including his intimate 465-page portrait Jesus: A Pilgrimage.

First place to look for blame is in mirror

First place to look for blame is in mirror

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 1 (Year A) Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32

God is unfair! When things do not go as we expect or want, or when we meet adversity, this accusation is often hurled heavenward.

The face of the Catholic Church in Canada has changed, and will continue to change, because of immigration. It is the most recent immigrants rather than traditional cultures like the French and Irish that will be filling the pews in the future.

Comment: Immigrants vital to growth of the Church in Canada

A celebration planned by the Canadian Goan Christian Group for St. Joseph’s parish in Mississauga on Oct. 14 will highlight the role that immigrants play in keeping the Church in Canada alive and vibrant.

Clarendon Street (St Teresa's) Church, Clarendon Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Comment: ‘Little things’ of life feed spiritual growth

DUBLIN, IRELAND - The homilist at St. Teresa’s Carmelite Church on Clarendon Street spoke of the need for small steps toward changed hearts.

Scenes like this bombing aftermath in Gaza challenge us to reconcile the allloving God with the tragedies of the world.

Comment: Making sense of God ... the heartbreaker

“Hey! Hey! Hey! Listen Up! Listen Up!”

Community members in Charlottesville, Va., hold a vigil for Heather Heyer Aug. 16. She was killed Aug. 12 during a white supremacist protest over a plan to remove the statue of a Confederate general from a city park.

Comment: The opposite of hate is fear, not love

Of all the media coverage following the despicable white supremacist display in Charlottesville and the bumbling reactions from a president, one column in The Globe and Mail really stood out.

Soldiers are shown in a scene from the movie "Dunkirk." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Lesson about hope in movie moment

There is one perfect minimalist moment in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk that forms an all-encompassing metaphor for our times.

CBC column questions role of religion and Andrew Scheer.

Comment: CBC columnist sends message of ignorance

It would be grand to believe the CBC is for everyone. It is, after all, a national broadcaster that we all support with our tax dollars, whether we want to or not.

A humanoid robot dances at the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin in 2016. Rapidly emerging fields of artificial intellgence are posing challenges to what it means to be human.

Comment: Artificial intelligence is coming, ready or not

The other day, I got into a discussion about singularity and artificial intelligence with a computer science student. He’s young, smart and full of optimism. I’m older, debatably wiser and certainly more skeptical about the benefits of AI.

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