Catholic Register Columns

Bob Brehl: Free speech takes a beating at universities

Jordan Peterson is a University of Toronto psychology professor, best-selling author, cultural critic, international media celebrity — and lightning rod.

By Robert Brehl

Cathy Majtenyi asks: Why are we legalizing cannabis? Isn’t it enough that we have alcohol and cigarettes, which cause so much harm?

Cathy Majtenyi: Arguments for legal weed mostly smoke and mirrors

Coming to a location near you: OCS, the Ontario government’s latest retail venture, set to open its doors later this year.

By Cathy Majtenyi

Men carry a large wooden cross during a procession on the Via Dolorosa, "The Way of Sorrow," the path believed to be taken by Jesus Christ to his crucifixion on Calvary, on Good Friday April 14, 2017, in Jerusalem's Old City.

Editorial: Hope for the Holy Land

Pope Paul V was a controversial leader in turbulent times. His biography cites a fondness for luxury, penchant for nepotism and persecution of Galileo, but also lauds his completion of St. Peter’s Basilica, contributions to education and the arts, encouragement of New World missionaries and the canonization St. Charles Borromeo.

By Catholic Register Editorial

"Palm Sunday" by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, 1852

God's word on Sunday: A true prophet is willing to pay a steep price

Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 25 (Year B) Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47

By Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J

Med student 'distressed' by assisted suicide decisions

I am a second-year medical student at the University of Toronto. Next year, my peers and I will embark on a series of rigorous and demanding clinical rotations, shortly after which we will decide which area of medicine we will pursue in our professional lives. Conversations about the future abound.

By Alexandra Majerski, Guest Columnist

ope Francis asked Msgr. Vigano, 55, to remain at the secretariat as "assessor" to "make your human and professional contribution" in assisting whoever is named the new prefect of Vatican communications.

Fr. Thomas Reese: Msgr. Vigano had to go

VATICAN – The ability of Church officials to be their own worst enemies has been on display the past two weeks as the Vatican has been rocked by the scandalous handling of a letter from Pope Benedict about a series of books on the theology of Pope Francis.

By Fr. Thomas Reese

Charles Lewis: It was time to break free from my Facebook habit

On Ash Wednesday I gave up Facebook. I wanted to give up something that had been part of my daily life for years and that I thought I would miss once cut off.

By Charles Lewis

Turmeric's main ingredient is curcumin. It has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant.

Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Healthy eating is a taste of the good life

I don’t mean to be a downer, but an unhealthy diet is the leading risk factor for chronic diseases in Canada. This has been the case for the past two decades, according to research cited in the medical journal Canadian Family Physician, the official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.