Reading Time: 3 minutes The Doctrine of Discovery justified everything from slavery to the residential school system
Tag: Catholicism
Who was Pontius Pilate, the man who sentenced Jesus to death?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pilate consciously misused his power to curry favour
Religious Sisters labour to comfort those displaced by war in Ukraine
Reading Time: 5 minutes Religious Sisters of various congregations are active in humanitarian work in their monasteries and beyond
Pope Francis more highly respected than the Catholic Church itself
Reading Time: 3 minutes Francis is pushing for long-needed changes but is facing a great deal of criticism within the church’s walls
The powerful legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Reading Time: 4 minutes He wanted to make the world a better place
Papal apology must be the starting point for profound change
Reading Time: 3 minutes We all need to continue to pressure Pope Francis and the Catholic hierarchy to rescind the Papal Bulls of Discovery
Any violation of human rights is a crime against humanity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Doing a little isn’t good enough, especially when we ignore abuses
Some ‘Christians’ deserve our anger and contempt
Reading Time: 3 minutes But filtering our anger through our spirituality becomes a powerful force for good
Catholic Ireland’s conflicted interest in the monarchy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dublin cinemas planned to screen the Queen’s coronation but opted not to after receiving threats
Irish lead the way in the push to decolonize
Reading Time: 3 minutes Language and culture played a big role in helping the Irish survive and fueled their cultural renaissance