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October 2019

October 29, 2019

Canada opens unique retirement residence for both lay and religious

"This is unique — the religious and lay people mix. I don't think there's any...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Catholic hospital ordered to provide ‘assessments’ for assisted suicide

It's happening in Canada: A Catholic hospital in Nova Scotia must provide physician-assisted suicide assessments...

July 2019

July 02, 2019

‘Delightfully Chaotic, Yet Peaceful’: A Special Mass for Those with Special Needs

This terrific piece from Calgary, featuring my friend and blog neighbor Father Matthew Schneider, reminds...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Asia Bibi headed to Canada

From The Catholic Register: Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman who spent eight years on death...

January 01, 2019

What is a permanent deacon? Watch this superb video and you’ll find out.

Check this out, from the good people at the Archdiocese of Edmonton in Canada. The...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

Ordination update: 4 new deacons for Kingston, Ontario

The vocation is growing among our neighbors to the north! Details: On Friday, December 7,...

November 2018

November 14, 2018

Two deacons launch ‘Deacon’s Corner’ on Canadian radio

From Canadian Catholic News: Two Catholic deacons from central Alberta take to the airwaves each...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

Shock: Doctors lay out plans to offer children assisted suicide

From The Catholic Register: In a prestigious medical journal, doctors from Toronto's Hospital for Sick...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Canadian archbishop: ‘The Church is not this, OK! The Church is not the sum of our faults.’

From Canada's The Catholic Register newspaper: Even as he faces another sex abuse case in...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Zumba, Led Zeppelin, fetish parties: what has happened to Montreal’s Catholic churches

From The New York Times: For generations, parishioners whispered their sins in the dark wooden...

April 2018

April 20, 2018

Bishops in Quebec discuss possibility of married priests — and potential impact on deacons

From Canadian Catholic News: The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec have discussed the ordination...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Deacon found guilty of child porn

From The Catholic Register in Canada: William Kokesch, a deacon in the Montreal archdiocese, plead...

November 2013

November 14, 2013

Ordination update: 7 new deacons in Kingston

I got an e-mail last night from Deacon Bob Wojcik, a mentor in Kingston, Ontario,...

November 06, 2013

Conversion story: church becomes gym

Photo: by Will Lew Check out this item from the Wall Street Journal: Inside...

January 2013

January 16, 2013

Parishioners quit church over same-sex support group that teaches chastity

Evidently, some people mistakenly think that the Catholic Church teaches that the only good homosexual...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

Montreal deacon charged with producing child porn

Details, from the Toronto Sun: A well-known Montreal-area Deacon who once spoke on behalf of...

December 10, 2012

Canada ordains first deaf priest

I posted on his impending ordination a couple weeks back. Now, it's happened: When Muskegon...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Canadian Catholic schools approve HPV vaccinations

The bishops are opposed, and the move has not been without controversy. From the Calgary...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Traditional worship on the rise among young Catholics in Canada

From the Catholic Register: The pre-Vatican days of Latin-language Masses are on the rise among...

September 17, 2012

Catholic high school opens Muslim prayer room

Not long ago, something like that would have been unthinkable. But it's becoming a reality...

September 11, 2012

40 years on: the permanent deacons of Canada

Our friends in Canada are marking an auspicious event: the 40th anniversary of the first...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

The unique ministry of deaf Catholics

They can hear the call like no one else -- and also respond like no...

July 05, 2012

Mother of the Year nominee: cancer survivor who refused abortion while pregnant

Wal Mart in Canada is running a Mother of the Year contest — and this...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

People, look East: “The shape of the church worldwide now depends more on India than on Ireland”

From Fr. Raymond de Souza: On Monday night, I was honoured to host the senior...

December 2011

December 01, 2011

The next battleground in modesty: yoga pants

It's happening at a Catholic school in Canada: First it was playground balls, and then...

September 2011

September 13, 2011

What we have come to: Canadian mother strangles newborn, goes free

This news has to give all of us pause: An Alberta judge has let a...

July 2011

July 19, 2011

Quote of the day: Canada edition

“When I went to business school, part of what you learn is a culture that...

March 2011

March 14, 2011

"I wanted to start feeding my soul instead of my wallet…"

From Canada, comes this great story about a deacon who gave up a high-paying executive...

March 13, 2011

"He can help us from heaven": Quebec missionary priest killed in quake

Here is just one story, out of thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, that are emerging...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

Historic first: new cathedral's stained glass windows will provide solar power

Let there be light! It will be the first church in North America to use...