
Peter Stockland
Peter Stockland is the publisher of The Catholic Register.
James Joyce ushers us into the holy
I once interviewed the Irish Times columnist and author John Waters, a very devout and public Catholic, about changes roiling through Irish society that were creating pressures to amend the Constitution in areas such as abortion and gay marriage. I noted that despite the Church’s long dominance over Irish politics, an equally long-standing antipathy toward it could be found in figures such as James Joyce.
Quebec class-action suits could spread, lawyer says
In the past two months, courts gave the go-ahead for class-action lawsuits involving 100 plaintiffs alleging sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Quebec and the Diocese of St. Hyacinthe near Montreal.
Voters lose when political debate stifled
Pretty much a primary requirement for all-candidate debates in any election is that a government candidate be there to debate why the government should be re-elected.
Abuse scandal Lépine’s Cross to bear
As Archbishop Christian Lépine moved through the last days of Lent toward Easter 2022, he acknowledged the worst Cross to bear in his 10 years leading Montreal Roman Catholics has been the scandal of clerical sexual abuse.
Military training re-oriented Lépine’s future
Montreal Archbishop Christian Lépine says his early encounter with military life convinces him God’s power is vital to stopping the bloody conflict in Ukraine, which has now led to allegations of war crimes by invading Russian forces.
‘Be not afraid’
Walking recently through the University of Toronto campus, I noticed a young fellow on the other side of the street jogging energetically past.
Peter Stockland: With God in charge, we can’t go wrong
Writing last week in the Jesuit publication America, associate editor Jim McDermott posed a 30-word query that should become the reflection-starter of our time.
When the truth spawns hysteria
Be careful with words spoken in a hyper-sensitive age
Peter Stockland: Let’s restore some balance in our time
The small but agitated crowd at the front steps of the Catholic Centre in downtown Montreal mistook me for their saviour.
Peter Stockland: Love will always prove necessary
Some will sniff that a hierarchical Church is hardly an institution to concern itself with authoritarian politics.