We owe our children a better discussion
This month 673,000 students were registered to attend English and French Catholic schools in Ontario. Their registration is a choice made by parents who value and acknowledge the importance of Catholic education for their children.聽
Parents are addicted to micro-managing
Early September found our family sitting in front of a university, again.聽
Could this be the end of Catholic education in Canada?
If Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell did not actually coin the term 鈥渢ipping point鈥� he popularized it in his book of that title.聽
- By Ian Hunter
Thou shalt not steal Church music
When I started my work in church music in 1976 in small-town Alberta, it really was the Wild West. We photocopied music and made Duo-Tang hymnals with words-only versions of copyrighted materials. We didn鈥檛 ask anyone for permission.聽
- By Glenn Byer
Faith and hope can help renew our relationship with God
The sawed-off four-metre wooden crucifix was carefully lowered to the ground at the entrance to the cemetery.聽
The misguided 鈥榤ercy鈥� of euthanasia
The mainstream media has caused great confusion about the topic of euthanasia and has been extremely deceptive in its portrayal of human suffering and compassion.
A 50-50 proposition and Nova Scotia鱿鱼视频app future
Like many Catholic parishes, our little flock smack in the middle of Nova Scotia is facing a financial crunch and Canada Day serves as one of our biggest moneymakers.
Malcolm Muggeridge鱿鱼视频app words still ring true
In 1975 I was five years into a career teaching law and had written two law books. I had also struck up an improbable friendship with the internationally known British author and journalist Malcolm Muggeridge, who had recently written an unlikely bestseller called Jesus Rediscovered.
- By Ian Hunter
Some fear what religion is doing to Middle East
I met a man in Bethlehem who has dedicated his life to compassion, justice, enlightenment and hope. He respects God and tradition and loves the poorest and the weakest among human beings. And he refuses to go to Church.
Today鱿鱼视频app St. F.X. forgets its Catholic past
A few weeks back, I attended a funeral Mass about a half hour from my home. With the priest鱿鱼视频app comforting words and the heavy smell of incense still commandeering our senses, the congregation filed out and into the nearby church hall for sandwiches, tea and a story or two about Sandy, the deceased. The elderly man, from all accounts that flowed from inside the church and out, was a kind, gentle soul who put family and God above all else.