It has long been acknowledged that the spiritual realm must play an important role in the effort to ultimately secure the right to life for all human beings, from conception to natural death. To that end, Catholics across Canada are participating in a concerted prayer effort to ensure that aspect of the pro-life struggle is not neglected. The One Million Rosaries for [...]
I am sure that all readers of The Interim are aware that on March 17, we celebrated the feast of St. Patrick. But it occurred to me that many people may not be aware of the history of St. Patrick. So, I thought it might be useful if I give a summary of his life and activities. St. Patrick, the apostle and [...]
Just as with Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, posterity has seen Dorothy L. Sayers become a prisoner of her finest creation. In the case of this intensely gifted British author, the fictional detective is Lord Peter Wimsey. Doyle ached to be known for something other than Holmes and urged readers to look to his historical romances, non-fiction and volumes on spiritualism. [...]
On Jan. 31, there was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch a presentation by Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche, and Dr Balfour Mount, the founder of palliative care in Canada. The title of the presentation was A Journey to Personal & Social Transformation. Mount, who has cared for dying Canadians for more than 30 years, presented first. He stated that he is [...]
Father Frank Pavone will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Canadian National March for Life, taking place in Ottawa May 10-12. He is the national director of Priests for Life, a U.S.-based movement of Roman Catholic priests seeking to help the rest of the church use its full strength against the most devastating attacks on human life in our day. The [...]
It is not surprising that, in his first encyclical, promulgated on Jan. 25, Pope Benedict XVI examines the relationship between church and state, the meaning of human sexuality and the obligations and prerogatives of Christian life. What is surprising is that he does this only through his reflections on love, the overarching theme of his letter. But if it seems odd that [...]
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The feast of the Epiphany, or the coming of the wise men to visit Jesus, is one of the most beautiful and meaningful feasts in the calendar of the Catholic church. The word “epiphany” means “manifestation” or “showing forth.” The reason is that this was the “showing forth” of Christ to the Gentiles. The story is found in the Gospel of St. [...]
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal cancelled its contract in November with national pro-life conference host Campagne Quebec-Vie less than one day before it was scheduled to start. The official reason was the physical danger to the pilgrims and the conference participants because a coalition of small pro-abortion groups had announced two demonstrations in front of the Oratory at the beginning and [...]
St. Clair McEvenue is being remembered as a man who was zealous about the things he believed in, had a special heart for spreading the Christian Gospel to young people and performed countless, quiet acts of charity. The 81-year-old deacon in the Roman Catholic church passed away on Jan. 2 after a brief illness in Mississauga, Ont. Born in Toronto, “Sinc,” as [...]
It appears that militant Islam has gained a foothold in Canada’s Parliament, with the election of Liberal candidate Omar Alghabra in the riding of Mississauga-Erindale, Ont. According to a report in the Western Standard, Alghabra had previously celebrated his nomination for the riding as a victory for Islamic power. “This is a victory for Islam. Islam won … Islamic power is extending [...]
We all do it, of course. Imagine whom from history we would like to meet and whom we would like on our side in these profoundly addled times. As a writer, I look to the literary world. C.S. Lewis for his pristine logic and camaraderie, G.K. Chesterton for his wit and wisdom. But for sheer hardness and toughness of argument and character, [...]
It was a gathering of priestly pro-life stalwarts at Campaign Life Coalition’s national headquarters in Toronto recently. Father Tony Van Hee (left) has kept a constant vigil for the unborn on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for years, reminding federal legislators of the gap in legal rights for the unborn. Asked to sum up the situation in Canada (prior to the election) in [...]
Recently, it has come to my attention that only about 50 per cent of Christians ever bother to vote. Anecdotal, to be sure, but from my own experience, entirely believable. How else can we account for the fact that we live in a country that kills unborn babies, experiments on tiny human life, has now institutionalized homosexual “marriage” and is considering legalizing [...]
On the way home from the theatre, after seeing The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, I was troubled with doubts. I had heard from various sources, just as I had about the Greatest-Christian-Movie-of-All-Time-that-Will-Change-Your-Whole-Life-and-Convert-the-Heathen-Liberals-and-Probably-Cure-Cancer (aka, The Passion of the Christ), that Narnia was going to be the answer to our wildest evangelistic dreams. The mainstream media’s anti-Christian fortification had finally been breached [...]