The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:57:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb CMHA policy ‘inevitably’ bound to fail /item/26030-cmha-policy-inevitably-bound-to-fail /item/26030-cmha-policy-inevitably-bound-to-fail

OTTAWA - A Catholic psychiatrist is applauding a position paper by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) which says the mentally ill should remain ineligible for assisted suicide even though he believes such efforts are doomed to fail.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:16:51 -0400
Providence sisters help persuade library to revoke homeless policy /item/22264-providence-sisters-help-persuade-library-to-revoke-homeless-policy /item/22264-providence-sisters-help-persuade-library-to-revoke-homeless-policy

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) will be withdrawing its new Patron Code of Conduct that some saw targetting the Eastern Ontario cityöÏÓãÊÓƵapp homeless and mentally ill population.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 05 May 2016 15:00:00 -0400
Accept the other /faith/columnists/item/19659-accept-the-other /faith/columnists/item/19659-accept-the-other

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Feb. 15 (Leviticus 13:1-2, 45-46; Psalm 32; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45)

Those whom we despise, fear and exclude often reflect our own fear and lack of love. They show us who we are inside, and that is why we fear them so much. The ancient scourge of leprosy was a perfect example.

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fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) Fr. Scott Lewis Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:30:00 -0500