Letters to the Editor

Readers Speak Out: November 6, 2022

November 3, 2022

Kinghorn’s compassion Deacon Robert Kinghorn’s columns are so inspirational. He strikes me as a true Christian who really imitates Christ. He exudes love and compassion by engaging in a difficult ministry to the “wounded and unwanted.” I thank God for his work, and I hope more labourers come forward because that particular harvest is so great.

Readers Speak Out: October 30, 2022

October 27, 2022

Habits of being The article in your Oct. 16 issue referencing Fr. Dan Donovan’s art collection, which covers much of the available wall space at the University of St. Michael’s College, contains a line that surprised me: “The priest learned long ago that categorizing art and artists along denominational lines can distort and block any real understanding.”

Readers Speak Out: October 23, 2022

October 21, 2022

Magazine huzzahs I want to extend my congratulations to the staff of The Catholic Register for the excellent commemorative magazine Penance and Progress. The articles are thorough and thought-provoking.

Readers Speak Out: October 16, 2022

October 13, 2022

Blocking transparency I find the Oct. 2 editorial “Rebuild trust” mind boggling.

Readers Speak Out: October 9, 2022

October 7, 2022

Shrine on Michael Swan’s Sept. 24 article on the Martyrs’ Shrine tells us the community is making efforts to be more welcoming to all Indigenous peoples, including giving them free access to the site. It’s a commendable approach that genuinely helps promote reconciliation and solidarity.

Readers Speak Out: October 2, 2022

September 28, 2022

Historic wash out I am having a hard time justifying renewing my subscription when The Catholic Register completely misrepresents the Royal Proclamation of 1763.

Readers Speak Out: September 25, 2022

September 22, 2022

Distinctly Indigenous Beyond apologies and reparations, the Canadian Catholic Church needs to make fundamental changes to its relations with Indigenous peoples. After almost 400 years, the Church has produced only a tiny number of Indigenous clergy. The main reason is the requirement of clerical celibacy that goes against the fundamental Indigenous values of family and kin relationships.

Letter from the Editor

September 15, 2022

To all subscribers and even occasional readers of The Catholic Register: This is a call from us to hear from you.

Readers Speak Out: September 11, 2022

September 9, 2022

State of distortion The Catholic Register’s Aug. 21 editorial explains how euphemistically named Medical Aid in Dying is rapidly expanding in Canada.

Readers Speak Out: September 4, 2022

September 2, 2022

Genocidal infection Time will tell whether Pope Francis’ declaration of “genocide” is an existential threat to the Church. His admission, however, was an “existential” challenge to me. Francis’ penitential pilgrimage forced me to examine those remote, ignored and unacknowledged “reserves” in my soul that nurture the concealed attitudes and forbidden affections that are insidious infections from which “genocide” spreads.