Sometimes a person doesn’t realize how discouraged they are until they’re lifted out of it. Last week was a discouraging week without my even being aware of it. Over the … Continued
In turbulent times, isolation can be one of our worst enemies. But in times like this, when isolation takes on more levels and meanings than we ever knew existed, being … Continued
I’ve been checking out a lot of online Masses, and I expect to be dropping in on a lot more during this Third Week in Virtual Time, as it’s been … Continued
A Canadian legend in journalism died last week. She was also a personal hero. Christie Blatchford, the curmudgeonly columnist who seems to have written at some point for every Canadian … Continued
Agenda-driven journalism and the decline of fair media coverage, especially when it comes to religion, has been my focus during Catholic Press Month, and there was no better illustration of … Continued
Continuing to highlight the importance of Catholic Press Month, let’s examine some stories currently being reported by the “non-Catholic press.” The way those stories are being covered is very enlightening. … Continued
I opened my daily newspaper looking for coverage of one of the biggest stories of the year, perhaps the decade – the USMCA trade agreement. I looked in vain. On … Continued
Here’s a little Archdiocese of Vancouver trivia question: Of the more than a dozen special collections that take place in parishes throughout the year, which one stays entirely in the … Continued
The federal government says it wants to know what Canadians think of the existing euthanasia situation. Let’s hope it really does, but on the surface you might wonder how committed … Continued
St. Thomas Aquinas, where are you? That’s a rhetorical question. We know where the patron saint of education is – in heaven doing his best to intercede for us 21st-century … Continued