Speaking Out
Standing out from the final day of Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimage to foster reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples was his remarks to Inuit youth in Iqaluit.
Stand by and for the truth
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak News“We are called to be completely faithful.”
Roe v. Wade: now what?
By Peter Shaw, Youth Speak NewsRoe v. Wade, the most potent legal precedent in the arsenal of pro-abortion activists, has been overturned.
A ‘new normal’ unlike the old
By Keith Baybayon, Youth Speak NewsThe pandemic has changed the way students have learned over two years. We experienced a change in semester learning, pivoted from in-person to virtual learning many times and could not spend time with our friends and family. Although, with schools reopening, clubs and sports returning and overnight trips and camps running, we were now experiencing a “new normal.”
Get engaged politically
By Kathleena Henricus, Youth Speak NewsOntarians went to the polls just over three weeks ago., with the Progressive Conservatives elected with a mass majority, but this election featured record-low voter turnout, with less than half of eligible voters showing up to the polls.
The Church is here to stay
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsOn June 3, 1886, the Feast of the Ascension, St. Charles Lwanga and companions were martyred. They were pages for King Mwanga, a pedophilic and violent ruler in Uganda who forced himself onto his young attendants.
Detach technology, embrace outdoors
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThis past weekend I enjoyed a brief phone chat with Faye McCreedy, the youth ministry coordinator in the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s ministries and outreach office.
Be your own Maverick
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterI had the great pleasure to see Top Gun: Maverick last weekend. Considering the action flick netted a Memorial Day weekend record $156 million domestic box office haul, I was one of many Canadians and Americans taking the “highway to the danger zone.”
Imagine that — a cry for God
By Mary French, Youth Speak NewsWelcome to Earth 2022: where even the phrase “we’ve only got one world” is questioned.
Cast a vote for common good
By Kathleena Henricus, Youth Speak NewsOver the next 12 months, many Canadian provincial governments will be ousted or renewed as a series of regional elections kicks off beginning with the country’s most populous province Ontario on June 2. While not as flashy or media-crazed as a federal election, provincial decision days are vitally important as these legislatures control education, property rights and health care.
Beyond bunnies, chocolate eggs
By Anastasia Corkery, Youth Speak NewsLast Sunday marked the fourth Sunday and 21st day of Easter. However, as the priest noted this in his homily during the Mass I attended, it came as a little bit of a surprise to me. I believe general society helped shape my reaction. Upon reflection, it is easy to see that our culture has a simplified, or perhaps more appropriately, misguided perception of Easter.