Parents are addicted to micro-managing
Early September found our family sitting in front of a university, again.
Could this be the end of Catholic education in Canada?
If Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell did not actually coin the term “tipping point” he popularized it in his book of that title.
- By Ian Hunter
Thou shalt not steal Church music
When I started my work in church music in 1976 in small-town Alberta, it really was the Wild West. We photocopied music and made Duo-Tang hymnals with words-only versions of copyrighted materials. We didn’t ask anyone for permission.
- By Glenn Byer
Faith and hope can help renew our relationship with God
The sawed-off four-metre wooden crucifix was carefully lowered to the ground at the entrance to the cemetery.
The misguided ‘mercy’ of euthanasia
The mainstream media has caused great confusion about the topic of euthanasia and has been extremely deceptive in its portrayal of human suffering and compassion.
A 50-50 proposition and Nova Scotia’s future
Like many Catholic parishes, our little flock smack in the middle of Nova Scotia is facing a financial crunch and Canada Day serves as one of our biggest moneymakers.
Malcolm Muggeridge’s words still ring true
In 1975 I was five years into a career teaching law and had written two law books. I had also struck up an improbable friendship with the internationally known British author and journalist Malcolm Muggeridge, who had recently written an unlikely bestseller called Jesus Rediscovered.
- By Ian Hunter
Some fear what religion is doing to Middle East
I met a man in Bethlehem who has dedicated his life to compassion, justice, enlightenment and hope. He respects God and tradition and loves the poorest and the weakest among human beings. And he refuses to go to Church.
Today’s St. F.X. forgets its Catholic past
A few weeks back, I attended a funeral Mass about a half hour from my home. With the priest’s comforting words and the heavy smell of incense still commandeering our senses, the congregation filed out and into the nearby church hall for sandwiches, tea and a story or two about Sandy, the deceased. The elderly man, from all accounts that flowed from inside the church and out, was a kind, gentle soul who put family and God above all else.
Pope’s Holy Land visit not your ordinary pilgrimage
The “principle purpose” of the May 24-26 visit of Pope Francis to the Holy Land is not a conventional pilgrimage, as conducted by John Paul II and Benedict XVI. It is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I.
- By Carl Hetu