A Church united
On July 5 Pope Francis released his first encyclical, a newsworthy event in itself, but then he knocked himself from the headlines by approving the sainthood causes of two of his renowned predecessors. If the rapid-fire announcements seemed unusual, well, that should come as no surprise from a Pope who keeps doing things his way.
We really do have an amazing nation!
As we celebrate Canada Day, it’s not too difficult to get down on our country right now.
- By Robert Brehl
A cathedral, California-style
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. - On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the parish of St. Callistus will have a procession, but not any ordinary procession. This being California, it will be a motorcade. And the congregation won’t be coming back.
It’s not health care
Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated: euthanasia is homicide.
June 23, 2013 issue
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A modern telling of the ‘Little Way’ strikes a chord
The book I’m forcing on everyone this month is The Little Way of Ruthie Leming by Rod Dreher.
Immigration and the American Church
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Last week the American bishops met here to pray, study and reflect upon the role of the bishop in the New Evangelization. But before they began, the Latino leadership of the American bishops devoted their attention to the emerging new America, on the pressing subject of immigration reform.
Bill-52 should die so that we can all live
The Parti Quebecois’ so-called Act Respecting End of Life Care, the horrifying Bill-52, is cynicism wrapped in subterfuge blanketed by the blackness of ideological blindness.
End-of-life ‘medical aid’ is euthanasia
On June 12, the Quebec national assembly introduced a bill to legalize euthanasia that is rife with false claims, euphemisms and ambiguous language.
Brave new world
The morning after becoming Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis checked out of his hotel by paying his own bill and then calmly strolled into his new life. It was a novel way to launch a papacy but, then, over his first 100 days the new Pope has been making novelty commonplace.
June 16, 2013 issue
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