Readers Speak Out: August 30, 2020
Hate crimes
It’s sad that we have come to a time when churches and statues of saints are being defaced and vandalized.
Editorial: Invest in the future
The news that parishes have taken a financial punch to the gut during the pandemic is not surprising. What can’t happen is allowing them to wallow in financial uncertainty, threatening the services that have defined Catholic values and, in so many ways, our lives.
Sr. Helena Burns: It’s time to cancel the ‘cancel culture’
Whether or not you’ve heard the term “cancel culture,” you’ve undoubtedly been observing it just about everywhere, gaining more and more traction.
- By Sr. Helena Burns, FSP
Peter Stockland: Cardinal sending a strong message
Near the end of June, I pulled into our parish parking lot full of gumption at the resumption of Masses after four months of COVID-forced church closures.
- By Peter Stockland
Leah Perrault: Falling apart is one step toward healing
Falling is on my list of least favourite things.
- By Leah Perrault
Readers Speak Out: August 16-23, 2020
A new low
Re: Wanton destruction of religious art:
The standard dictionary definition for an iconoclast is one who attacks cherished beliefs and institutions and a destroyer of images used in religious worship.
Editorial: Champion of peace
In the darkest days of “The Troubles,” when Northern Ireland was torn by sectarian violence and bitter political divisions, John Hume dared to see a future built on peace.
Charles Lewis: Some sound advice for our next pope
We need to stop from time to time to contemplate what it means to be Catholic in this aggressively secular society of ours. It is easy for our beliefs to be swamped by the detritus of a powerful popular culture that looks upon us with bare tolerance at best and derision at worst.
- By Charles Lewis
Gerry Turcotte: ‘Duck and cover’ isn’t an option
When I was growing up it was popular to mock a film made in the 1950s to prepare children to survive a nuclear war. Older folks will remember this odd cross between animated and live action footage featuring a bow-tied Bert the Turtle who could “duck and cover” at the sign of danger.
- By Gerry Turcotte
Sr. Helena Burns: Hip-hop and history find a classy blend
O, the irony! The historical figures lionized in the smash Broadway musical, Hamilton, are now having their statues torn down (or attempts to that effect) across the U.S.
- By Sr. Helena Burns, FSP