Francis Campbell: Making the most from our mulligans
I only wish I had a chance to do that all over again.
Editorial: Olympic spirit lives in Korea
In ancient Greece, warring sides would sign a truce for the duration of the Olympic Games so athletes could safely join the sporting festival. That ideal, sport as a bridge to peace, still endures despite the modern Games being darkened so often by scandal.
Editorial: A wedding detour
People were tickled to their romantic core when Pope Francis officiated at an impromptu wedding ceremony on an airplane 36,000 feet above Chile.
God's Word on Sunday: The power of evil is always fleeting
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 28 (Year B) Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28
Glen Argan: Healthy society cannot exist under state-imposed ideology
Canadian Catholics should perhaps be upset with governments that trample on our basic rights. Whether our silence reveals resilience or indifference may be determined by the test of time.
- By Glen Argan
Bob Brehl: Comic gives us lesson in online humanity
In the past, we’ve pointed out a decisive — and growing — lack of decorum in the digital age. Far too often people say the nastiest and rudest things in tweets, posts and emails. Things most would never think to say in person.
- By Robert Brehl
Editorial: Scrap Summer Jobs policy
Changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program that for all intents blacklist employers who oppose abortion and gender theory are outrageous, discriminatory and, surely, unconstitutional.
The Church on the Street: Reaching out a hand of hope
It is a frigid evening, and the setting sun leaves the grip of darkness on the downtown area where hope and despair wrestle nightly for sovereignty.
Bob Brehl: France takes bold step to ban mobile phones in elementary schools
A couple months ago, this space was devoted to a new book by a California psychologist and researcher who argues constant use of smartphones is making young people unhappy, even depressed.
- By Robert Brehl
Charles Lewis: It’s official… pro-lifers are second class citizens
Most everyone has read an editorial or an opinion piece attacking the federal government’s summer jobs program for excluding organizations that are pro-life — like the Roman Catholic Church. It has caused outrage in many quarters. We should be grateful that it is more than the usual orthodox suspects who see the injustice in this warped decision.
God's Word on Sunday: God is about compassion, not vengeance
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 21 (Year B) Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 25; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20