The Catholic Register - Guest Columns

Herman Goodden: Outspoken prof is Church��Ƶapp ally

herman.goodden@catholicregister.org (Herman Goodden) — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:15:22 -0400

Canadian Catholics and Christians generally are not paranoid if they harbour suspicions that their governmental overlords are unsubtly trying to control their rights of free speech, religion and assembly.

Francis Campbell: Jesus has some advice about social justice

fcampbell@catholicregister.org (Francis Campbell) — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:12:38 -0400

Words are seldom minced from the pulpit of the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church in Halifax. A couple Sundays past was no different as pastor Rhonda Britton and the congregation tackled the recurring issue of racial discrimination.

Med student 'distressed' by assisted suicide decisions

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:26:25 -0400

I am a second-year medical student at the University of Toronto. Next year, my peers and I will embark on a series of rigorous and demanding clinical rotations, shortly after which we will decide which area of medicine we will pursue in our professional lives. Conversations about the future abound.

Fr. Thomas Reese: Msgr. Vigano had to go

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:14:02 -0400

VATICAN – The ability of Church officials to be their own worst enemies has been on display the past two weeks as the Vatican has been rocked by the scandalous handling of a letter from Pope Benedict about a series of books on the theology of Pope Francis.

Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Healthy eating is a taste of the good life

vanessa@catholicregister.org (Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:17:26 -0400

I don’t mean to be a downer, but an unhealthy diet is the leading risk factor for chronic diseases in Canada. This has been the case for the past two decades, according to research cited in the medical journal Canadian Family Physician, the official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Blurred lines: Vatican manipulation of photo becomes the story

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:59:31 -0400

WASHINGTON – What was meant to be an intellectual tribute to Pope Francis has instead become the backdrop to the latest tempest over transparency and this pontificate.

Luke Stocking: The 0.7 per cent aid solution requires massive push

lstocking@catholicregister.org (Luke Stocking) — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:25:59 -0400

The question in Section 5 of the form stares at me from my computer: “Estimated Attendance?” I am filling out the Nathan Phillips Square Special Event Application form provided by the City of Toronto. On April 25, we plan to gather as young Catholics to raise our voices for a more generous Canada.

Francis Campbell: There��Ƶapp only one sure bet for promises

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:56:06 -0500

Promises, promises.

Weigel adds personal touch to life of Pope John Paul II

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:44:55 -0500

In Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II, Baltimore-born papal biographer George Weigel reflects in a highly personal way on the 15 years he devoted to chronicling the life and times and impact of John Paul II in Witness to Hope (1999) and The End and the Beginning (2010). It is a story that emphasizes repeatedly and powerfully the idea of providence.

Glen Argan: Legislation alone will not cure racism

glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:39:22 -0500

Last May, my wife, daughters and I stayed at a resort on a First Nations reserve on Vancouver Island to celebrate my mother-in-law��Ƶapp 80th birthday. The last night we were there, my mother-in-law moved into town, and my wife and I slept in the yurt where she had stayed.