Reading Time: 4 minutes Pre-Islamic Arab society is the root cause of Islamic fundamentalism’s hostility to women
Tag: Religion
Calls grow for humanitarian corridor to reach Gaza
Reading Time: 5 minutes Jerusalem church leaders appeal for humanitarian corridor in Gaza
Western economic interests trumping human rights
Reading Time: 3 minutes International report spotlights rising religious persecution while Western nations look the other way
Quake worsens problems for Syrian Christians
Reading Time: 4 minutes The once-thriving Christian communities had already been greatly reduced by the Islamic State campaign against them
Catholic Church finally repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Doctrine of Discovery justified everything from slavery to the residential school system
In stillness, we discover a treasure worth seeking
Reading Time: 3 minutes Stillness frees the mind, calms the restless soul and illuminates the divine presence in self and others
The overwhelming imagery of the Crucifixion
Reading Time: 4 minutes The child that was me experienced the lead-up to Easter as foreboding rather than inspiring
Who was Pontius Pilate, the man who sentenced Jesus to death?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pilate consciously misused his power to curry favour
Hippity hoppity: following the trail of the Easter bunny’s origins
Reading Time: 4 minutes What do bunnies and eggs have to do with the religious celebration of Easter?
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