Speaking Out

A homeless mother smiles with her daughter on the streets of Europe.

Speaking out: Harden not your heart this Advent

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One of my closest friends, Carrie, has always inspired me by her generosity and kind heart. Everything she does, she does for God. 
Young women attend a leadership forum for young Catholic women in 2016 at The Catholic University of America in Washington. In dioceses across the U.S., the 300 attendees are now implementing their "action plans," new initiatives inspired by their gifts, interests and leadership skills.

Speaking out: Working for the Catholic Church

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When I was 18 years old, a fresh high school graduate with loads of ambition and what seemed like direction for my life, I felt an overbearing sense of guilt.
Demonstrators hold signs during a May 14 pro-life protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario in 2015.

Speaking out: Student council steps out of line

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The censorship began Sept. 28. 

Representatives of the University of Ottawa Students for Life were promoting the club at their table in the university’s student centre when an executive from the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) ordered them to leave. The executive said that she had received many complaints. She then added that she would call Protection Services if the students refused. 
A young woman delivers Scripture reading at the Sept. 26 Festival of Families in Philadelphia.

Speaking Out: Finding my place in Church

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When I was in Grade 4, I used to sit in the front pew at my church and watch my older sister altar serve. I had always looked up to my sister and as I sat there, I realized I wanted to be just like her.
People recite the Lord's Prayer during a Mass for young adults Dec. 7 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Speaking Out: Beauty in the old fashioned

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Plenty of my peers have told me they don’t understand why Catholics can’t just get with the times.
Youth and adults gather in Montreal to discuss the needs of young people in preparation of the 2018 Synod on Youth. "it is important that we realize that our duty is to inform and not to convince. Conviction is the work of the Holy Spirit and ours is to plant the seeds. People must exercise their wills in choosing God," Elizabeth writes.

Speaking Out: Debate without the name-calling

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A few days ago, I found myself speaking at work about my beliefs regarding artificial contraceptives.
Students dressed in costumes attend the annual Halloween carnival at Santa Cruz Catholic School in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 24.

Speaking Out: How to make Halloween holy

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When I was a child, my favourite part about Halloween was stopping at the “magnet lady’s house.”
Leaders and followers from 14 different religions gathered at St. Philip Neri Church in Toronto for the Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace at the beginning of October.

Speaking Out: The many names of God

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Never in my life have I seen so many religions under one roof.

The roof in this case belonged to St. Philip Neri Church in Toronto and the event was the Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace at the beginning of October.
Volunteers prepare some 5,000 sandwiches Aug. 22 for the Lebanese army, which is waging an offensive against an Islamic State enclave.

Speaking Out: Answering my call to serve

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I didn’t know what it meant to truly serve others until I became a part of student council.
Husband and wife celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at a Wisconsin parish last October.

Feminism in the eyes of God

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In a recent Facebook post, a Christian blogger named Dale Partidge said women are considered “old fashioned” if they accept the chivalrous actions of a man.

St. Matthew’s in Oakville, Ont

Speaking Out: My friend the seminarian

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We often don’t see what happens behind the scenes as seminarians turn into priests.

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