My ministry with homeless youth over the years has highlighted for me the need for our society to wake up to the dangers that our children are facing every day. … Continued
Feb. 8 is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. Canonized in 2000, she is patroness … Continued
Many people who view the new film The Sound of Freedom are shocked that child trafficking is so rampant globally. They wonder why human trafficking continues to increase in our … Continued
On Feb. 8 we celebrate the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of trafficked survivors. It is also the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human … Continued
Gandhi once said, “When the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” As I reflect on 20 years of journeying with homeless youth in … Continued
‘Now is the moment for transforming any traceof violent behaviour through compassion’ In 1859, Charles Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities, “it was the best of times, it … Continued
What an amazing experience it was to attend Releasing Those Unjustly Bound, an international conference on the trafficking of persons from April 8-11, 2019, in Rome. It was organized by … Continued
Shock, dismay and fear were some of my emotions as I witnessed the resolutions passed at the Liberal Conventions in Halifax in April 2018. In particular, the resolution put forward … Continued