Chilli’s death reminds us love is the answer
By Robert Kinghorn I never knew the lady’s real name. When I met her she said, “Just call me Chilli, that’s my street name.”…
The beauty of sacred music pierces our hearts
By Anabella and Daniel Ma Beauty is unmistakably powerful. So powerful in fact, that Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky once said “beauty will save the world”…
This is how healing is done
Flaws will be found, objections raised, and nits picked with the Sacred Covenant made between Catholic and Indigenous leaders regarding the Indian Residential School in…
Opinion: fanning flames with falsehood
I hadn’t expected Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič to be as forthright as he was. He described the shock of arriving in Canada during the residential school…
A tale of two (or more) Easter calendars
When Canada’s Ukrainian bishops sent out their Easter greetings letter this year, they dated it Easter, March 31. They also dated it Easter, May 5.…
Cabrini film an injustice to first U.S. saint’s mission
Cabrini, the latest movie from the team that produced Bella (2006) and Sound of Freedom (2023), opened on March 8 in cinemas across North America. The choice of International…
Fury still boils beneath unresolved abuse
By Lea Karen Kivi It was a foggy winter night a decade ago. Standing alone, attired as a Prince of the Church wielding spiritual power,…
A good time for Catholic journalism in Canada
The Catholic journalism course Telling Truth in Charity offered by Canadian Catholic News and the St. Monica Institute is one reason to be optimistic about…
The Church teaches us how to be free and happy
“The Church addresses people with full respect for their freedom,” Pope John Paul II said; her mission “does not restrict freedom, but rather promotes it.”
Lost? Disillusioned? You’re in the right place
Maybe marriage and child-rearing is not as magical as Instagram made it look. The work is draining. Getting older is also draining. Perhaps we have…
Lawrence of Brindisi loved Sacred Scripture
During his studies for the priesthood Lawrence already showed remarkable ability for languages. In addition to Italian and Latin, Lawrence learned with ease both ancient…
The Catholic choice is true dignity
Euthanasia is now presented to patients as a health care option. For Catholics however, it is not an option we should ever choose. Why? Because…