Peter Stockland: The power of hearts makes a better world
In a fine interview following the recent synagogue killings in Pittsburgh, Ottawa’s Rabbi Reuven Bulka offered wisdom that went far beyond the specific act of terrible bloodshed.
Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Moms don’t kid around with Macron’s musings
During a recent speech, French President Emmanuel Macron made a statement that hit a nerve with moms around the world.
Editorial: Will we ever learn?
A hundred years on, the numbers remain chilling — more than 15 million dead, including 61,000 Canadians.
Readers Speak Out: November 4, 2018
Gruesome attack
As a Muslim, I categorically condemn the gruesome act of violence perpetrated at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, taking away the lives of 11 innocent worshipers.
Jenny Cafiso: ‘Bridging borders’ worth the price for Hondurans
More than 7,000 Honduran migrants including children have crossed the Guatemalan and Mexican borders and are marching toward the United States. Some people, including the American president, are describing them as murderers, rapists, “very bad criminals.” Helicopters are hovering over them, while the border patrol and the military have been alerted. There are calls to close the border.
Church on the Street: Friends stand by with help and prayers
“I’m going down east to try to be reconciled with my father.”
Figure of Speech: Selfies and looking beyond the lens
Recently I Googled the term “selfie” and determined quickly that no further research into the matter was needed. What I found were endless varieties of scantily clad self-representations, with very little analysis about why anyone would transmit these images about themselves, or what the images were meant to suggest other than an easily accessible sexuality occurring in epidemic proportions (79 million images on Instagram alone that fall into this category).
Editorial: Listen to cries
As a caravan of some 7,000 weary migrants trudged across the poorest region of Mexico, heading for the U.S. border, they found sympathy and received donations of food, water and clothing from ordinary Mexicans who themselves had little.
Charles Lewis: Frustrations with euthanasia
On rare occasions I get clear signals of what needs to be done in my life. When it comes, it arrives through people I respect. Each gives me the answer I need but I did not know I needed till I heard it.
God's Word on Sunday: Faith meant to guide all parts of life
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 4 (Year B) Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Psalm 18; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28-34
Charles Lewis: St. Francis sets an example for reformers
St. Francis of Assisi means a lot to me. Reading about him during the early days of my conversion really made Catholicism come alive. I even took the name Francis when I entered the Church.