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MP Peter Fonseca, fourth from right, with a Knights of Columbus honour guard at the Mass for the relic of St. Francis Xavier at the Mississauga parish named after the saint.

Fr. Raymond J. De Souza: Catholic politicians fail to walk the walk

In January, I had the great blessing of preaching at the Holy Mass for the relic of St. Francis Xavier in the parish in Mississauga named after him. There was an immense congregation, and in the very first pews were various political figures from the federal Parliament, provincial legislature and city hall.

By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

"There is a loud knocking at the door from the tenuous ecological situation of our planet. Self-interest has become a suicidal path," Glen Argan writes.

Glen Argan: Pursuit of the common good is the best path

Perhaps the notion of the common good will soon have its day in the sun.

By Glen Argan

Francis Campbell: There’s only one sure bet for promises

Promises, promises.

By Francis Campbell

God's word on Sunday: Faith in Jesus is lifeline to eternal life

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 11 (Year B) 2 Chronicles 36:14-17a, 19-23; Psalm 137; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21

By Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J

Automatic handguns are shown in the weapons vault at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms National Laboratory Center in Beltsville, Md., in this 2013 file photo.

Bob Brehl: Hope arises in U.S. gun laws debate

Nothing changed after 20 very young children were slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., five years ago.

By Robert Brehl

God's word on Sunday: Commandments needed now more than ever

Third Sunday of Lent, March 4 (Year B) Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18, 22-25; John 2:13-25

By Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J

Prime Minister Trudeau, Sophie, Xavier, Ella-Grace and Hadrien visit the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in Ahmedabad, India. February 19, 2018.

Trudeau's Indian missteps a lesson for all of us

Beneath Canadians’ cringing at Justin Trudeau’s embarrassing Indian amble, there seemed charitable hope he could use the debacle for hard reflection on the difference between image and reality.

By Peter Stockland

High school students hold candles in front of the North Carolina Capitol in Raleigh Feb. 20 in memory of the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The students were calling for safer gun laws after 17 people were killed when 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz stormed the Parkland school Feb. 14 with an AR-15 semi-automatic style weapon.

Charles Lewis: Gun violence needs more than prayers

The massacre of 17 innocents at a Parkland, Fla., high school is not fading out of the news as quickly as other similar tragedies that have plagued the United States.