Nine challenges for the next papacy
As I write this column, Pope Benedict is about to conclude his pontificate, the conclave is about to begin, and critics of the Church are, as always, about to make... Read more.
No compromise on love or truth
Newman Centre’s St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Toronto has had its share of controversy. When I first attended Mass there in the late 1980s the sentiments of some... Read more.
Why we need the Church
I read the story beneath the title with trepidation but, truth be told, with more than a little resignation. A Montreal deacon had been charged with producing child... Read more.
It’s Church teaching that matters
A first column for a new year for a Roman Catholic magazine. Let’s ask a few basic questions about what it means to be Catholic, because as much as it pains me... Read more.
Words can hurt, but abortions do kill
If you know anything about Ann Coulter you will know that she adores controversy and likes nothing more than to annoy her critics—and that’s exactly what occurred... Read more.
A gentle, thoughtful man
Meet Father Zakaria Boutros—a gentle, thoughtful man, one of the leading figures of the Egyptian Coptic Christian community and now obliged to live in exile in... Read more.
No gold medal for truth and justice
The Olympics are over, so a tale of two athletes. In 2011 America’s most successful gymnast, Peter Vidmar, a man who had won more medals than any other American... Read more.