Stories Collection

  1. In CNT (Sept. 11, 2005), Margaret Kane, CSJ objects to the statement that "the s...
  2. An individual layman, by reason of the knowledge, competence or outstanding ability w...
  3. On Aug. 6, 2005, the Melbourne Age carried a front page story, "Creation crusade...
  4. I am sorry to say that the irritating gaps that appeared in the pre-summer issues are...
  5. "The existence of different currents of thought seems necessary if an excessive ...
  6. On Feb. 19, 2005, a remarkable individual, little known outside his home city of Niag...
  7. Solace: A Correspondence of Gardening, Friendship and Healing by Diane Sims and Maria...
  8. BY CNT STAFF A key staff member of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, (CC...
  9. OTTAWA -- Inequality and homelessness are increasing in Canada despite an economic bo...
  10. Labour Day is the traditional occasion to honour labour and all who labour. It also i...
  11. People of our era look back on history and shake their heads in revulsion. How could ...
  12. Chinese-Canadians want to meet with Prime Minister Paul Martin, in hopes of receiving...
  13. KOPPEL: Most Americans don't know very much about you. Tell me a little bit about you...
  14. The Supreme Court of Canada's decision striking down Quebec's ban on private health i...
  15. Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks have collaborated on a Jesus play which asks all the ri...
  16. This fascinating and largely unknown story of Esther Wheelright, who was abducted fro...
  17. Sometimes, historic changes take place quietly, while no one is looking. Great instit...
  18. At the recent World Summit among 175 presidents, prime ministers and kings, the Unite...
  19. The Cardinal's Hat by Mary Hollingsworth. New York, The Overlook Press, 2005.275 pp. ...
  20. The time around here is never dull. As several of our patient readers have pointed ...
  21. On July 1, 2000, Jeffrey Campbell killed a 65-year-old man named Frank Groves. Jeffre...
  22. When world leaders met at the United Nations in New York in 2000 to issue a Millenniu...
  23. Pat Cavanagh looks out on vast stretches of northern wilderness from her 6th floor ap...
  24. Vatican Investigators have been instructed to review each of the 229 Roman Catholic s...
  25. Scientists warn that the northern hemisphere may have crossed a critical threshold be...
  26. The people of the Peterborough, Ont. diocese are today in a storm of sadnes and anger...
  27. The Pentagon has drawn up a new strategy--built on the 2002 "Bush doctrine"...
  28. OTTAWA -- More inquiries are needed into Ottawa's subcontracting of torture to oppres...
  29. Everywhere you go, people are talking about the hit television show Survivor. In coff...
  30. After apologizing last issue for our printing problems, we had to endure more in our ...
  31. "The spectacle of failure, how for days the government was powerless to help peo...
  32. It really was just a matter of time. From a Vatican ban on discussing women's ordinat...
  33. At the First International WOW Conference in Dublin (2001), Joan Chittister stated th...
  34. Coming from the Washington, D.C., area, I am especially happy to be in Ottawa, where ...
  35. Imagine a Canadian Christian flag--instead of a maple leaf, perhaps an igloo with a f...
  36. At College Brebeuf in the heart of Outremont, in the middle of a June heat wave, Jewi...
  37. While at the Martha Retreat Centre in Lethbridge, I saw the cover of CNT (June 6). Im...
  38. "You don't know me. But I know you. I watched you as you held hands with your ...
  39. A workshop I attended at WOW examined the Greek word "diakonos / diakonia,"...
  40. I believe it is the beginning of a new and awesome change in the life of the church. ...
  41. I had not planned to attend the ordinations on the boat in the St. Lawrence river. Wh...
  42. A 600-page report titled "Chernobyl: The True Scale of the Accident," was r...
  43. The priest Martin Lanigan's parents consulted advised them not to attend his homosexu...
  44. "The New Orleans hurricane scenario may be the deadliest of all. In the face of ...
  45. Once we have all the argumentative and disdainful responses in hand (and there are on...
  46. U.S. President Harry Truman often seemed conflicted and confused about dropping the A...
  47. MONTREAL -- Vaccinations against AIDS are still low due to a lack of funds and global...
  48. I enjoyed the article on Haiti (CNT Sept. 9, 2005). Aristide says that some Canadians...
  49. JIM LEHRER (Newshour): What would you add to that, Tom? TOM OLIPHANT (Boston Globe)...
  50. I recall a homily years ago that raised the question: What if someone were able to pl...
  51. "Fidel Castro, a longtime adversary of the United States, initially offered to s...
  52. "I FAULT THIS PRESIDENT for not knowing what death is. He does not suffer the de...
  53. "Michael Brown, the blithering idiot in charge of FEMA (Federal Emergency Manage...
  54. At the opening of the Padua Centre in Montreal earlier this year there was a discussi...
  55. Adam Hochschild: Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire'...
  56. OTTAWA -- More and more Canadians feel they do not have any influence over the countr...
  57. Thousands drowned in the murky brew that was soon contaminated by sewage and industri...
  58. Formed in the teachings of the Second Vatican Council as a young adult, I believed in...
  59. As an Easter rite Catholic, I enjoyed reading the article by Jim Roberts entitled, &q...
  60. The International Council of Christians and Jews will call off plans to hold its inte...
  61. OTTAWA -- The chronically unemployed person is most likely to be a woman, according t...
  62. September 2, 2005 Dear Mr. Bush: Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day...
  63. Theologian Matthew Fox was on the last plane out of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrin...
  64. The terrible, tragic mess in New Orleans reflects and adds to the economic and social...
  65. Jeremy Hinzman, 26, is a former U.S. paratrooper who drew international attention whe...
  66. The Wedding Crashers, directed by David Dobkin, with Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Chris...
  67. Last fall, a small group of people with disabilities in Peterborough Ontario, called ...
  68. Blessed are the theoreticians of "Shock and Awe" and the architects of the ...
  69. What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States, by Dave Zirin: Haym...
  70. Creative Learning and Living: The Human Element by Moira Carley: Trafford Publishing,...
  71. In 2004, WOC launched its "Three Ministries" as a strategy for bringing abo...
  72. I'm white inside but that don't help my case, Cause I can't hide what is on my face. ...
  73. Installation, October 28 -December 18, 1994 at the Mary Boone Gallery, New York City....
  74. JOHANNESBURG -- Millions of people will die needlessly in the next decade if world le...
  75. Mr. Bush's performance last week will rank as one of the worst ever by a president du...
  76. Although thousands of Canadians participate in Labour Day marches across the country,...
  77. After attending the Women's Ordination Worldwide Conference in Ottawa in July, and re...
  78. "What caused that paralysis? President Bush certainly failed his test. After 9/1...
  79. Although some church goers in the so-called developed world regard the Vatican II cha...
  80. The conference taught me the steps of a delicate dance. It is the dance of many and v...
  81. I think the tone of the articles in CNT has come to reflect the cultural negativity w...
  82. HELSINKI -- The Indonesian government and Aceh rebels last month signed a peace treat...
  83. Coming from the Washington, D.C., area, I am especially happy to be in Ottawa, where ...
  84. Everywhere you go, people are talking about the hit television show Survivor. In coff...
  85. "There were not sufficient reasons to unleash a war against Iraq. To say nothing...
  86. HALIFAX -- A union representing Canada's civilian defence workers is preparing to com...
  87. I had not planned to attend the ordinations on the boat in the St. Lawrence river. Wh...
  88. U.S. President Harry Truman often seemed conflicted and confused about dropping the A...
  89. "It would seem that your printing program has a terrible virus. Hope you get it ...
  90. A conservative American evangelist's call for the assassination of Venezuelan Preside...
  91. 'I would count on all of you to refrain from offering any public statements or public...
  92. At College Brebeuf in the heart of Outremont, in the middle of a June heat wave, Jewi...
  93. It is with deep regret, shame and, yes, disgust, that I read in the local newspaper t...
  94. Father George Zabelka, a Catholic chaplain with the U.S. Air Force, served as a pries...
  95. A great charade took place recently in front of the world media in the Gaza trip. It ...
  96. In an article before World Youth Day (WYD) in Der Spiegel, religion reporter Peter We...
  97. Starring Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, and Patrick Fugit. Directed by Br...
  98. Could you tell me when my subscription is due? I have a new address and I don't want ...
  99. "The human side of religion, its creeds, rituals and instructions is a way rathe...
  100. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti--Haiti National Penitentiary--Brothers and sisters around the w...
  101. The ongoing protest of Cindy Sheehan, the other of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq, epit...
  102. In a previous column, I opened up the traditional Catholic teaching on the essential ...
  103. Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary has been asked by the Alberta Human Rights Commission to...
  104. Fewer refugees are seeking Canada's protection as a result of the bilateral border re...
  105. A talk at Los Alamos, NM, August 6, 2005 Today we remember that sixty years ago Our...
  106. "People in the Canadian government have Haitian blood on their hands," says...
  107. I am a retired Roman Catholic priest. Retirement has given me an opportunity to parti...
  108. I left my house one fine summer morning, arms laden with files, rushing to my car for...
  109. Battered Soles, by Paul Mason. Winnipeg, Man.: Turnstone Press, 2005. 190 PP. Paul ...
  110. New CNWE leadership announced Mary Ann Beavis of Saskatoon has been elected coordinat...
  111. NEW YORK -- Making history in a Brooklyn courtroom last month, Canadian Maher Arar an...
  112. The conference taught me the steps of a delicate dance. It is the dance of our many a...
  113. OTTAWA -- Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of ...
  114. Walking on Water: A Guide for Groups Exploring Faith and Justice Not since the Unit...
  115. In a June gathering in Cornwall, Ont., the Canadian Catholic Organization for Develop...
  116. I believe it is the beginning of a new and awesome change in the life of the church. ...
  117. "I can think of no Catholic in the public sphere who is more moderate, more resp...
  118. Rosalie Bertell: Scientist, Eco-Feminist, Visionary is a bright green book in the Wom...
  119. An open letter to Bishop Paul Marchant and Father John Lemire. There is an article ...
  120. In 2004, WOC launched its "Three Ministries" as a strategy for bringing abo...
  121. PARIS (AP) -- A Romanian woman slipped into a choir of singing monks during an evenin...
  122. Kevin's Simpson's perceptive response to Gregory Baum's too-hopeful letter on gays an...
  123. JERUSALEM -- Israel will continue monitoring all traffic in and out of Gaza even afte...
  124. At the First International WOW Conference in Dublin (2001), Joan Chittister stated th...
  125. COLOGNE -- A coalition of groups from 15 countries organized World Youth Day 4 All--a...
  126. THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently launched a ...
  127. In a recent essay, Ladislas Orsy, SJ, well-known canon lawyer and Vatican II commenta...
  128. "The first thing we have to tell ourselves again and again is that we are the Pe...
  129. I think the shock has worn off, and the feeling has come back into my arms and legs s...
  130. I find Gregory Baum's answer to the question "Should Homosexuals Remain in the C...
  131. British Prime Minister Tony Blair embarked on a marathon mission in June to convince ...
  132. In response to your editorial regarding the lack of recognition of women students' fe...
  133. Amazing Church: A Catholic Theologian Remembers a Half Century of Change, by Gregory ...
  134. As an "orphan" who lives at a Catholic Worker house and does outreach to th...
  135. Don't blink: the world is tilting on its axis. Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin ...
  136. "How can people sit comfortably in their homes when indigenous peoples suffer fr...
  137. A young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his fami...
  138. Many thanks to Richard Rohr, OFM for his wonderful analysis on religion, in particula...
  139. Les Costello: Canada's Flying Father, by Charlie Angus, Ottawa, Novalis, 2005 151 pp....
  140. Palindromes, Directed by Todd Solondz, featuring Ellen Barkin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, ...
  141. Fallujah is a devastating city to drive through. There is more destruction and rubble...
  142. This will be our final edition of CNT before our summer hiatus. Though we realize it ...
  143. Make Poverty History is the big campaign for 2005. The Global Call to Action agains...
  144. The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love b...
  145. We often read or hear Margaret Mead's famous words: "Never doubt that a small, c...
  146. It's only been six months since a tsunami earth quake engulfed Aceh province in Indon...
  147. OTTAWA (CCN and CNT) -- Guatemalan bishop Alvaro Ramazzini doesn't look like a man wh...
  148. CNT has given our conference and project "Women's Ordination Worldwide" thi...
  149. "The rich will always be a minority, and I believe in minority rights." -...
  150. At the end of Garden State, Andrew Largemen, along with two friends, screams into a s...
  151. After reading Martin Lanigan's letter (CNT June 22,) I feel the strong need to expres...
  152. In 1962, a great prophet ascended to the throne of St. Peter, John XXIII. Under the i...
  153. Canada's welfare system has become an "utter disaster," since benefits in m...
  154. A Catholic priest working in the Peruvian rainforest, recently took up the fight agai...
  155. I received my indelible mark of holy priesthood at Holy Rosary Cathedral; Regina, on ...
  156. OTTAWA -- In a "historic" decision against single-tier health care, Canada'...
  157. American women delegates to the 'Women's Ordination Worldwide" Conference in Jul...
  158. It's true: I've become something of a spiritual couch potato in the last few years. T...
  159. Church attendance may be falling, but nearly two-thirds of all Canadians say religion...
  160. Voice of the Faithful (VOF), an American Catholic reform group, recently announced it...
  161. Let me state this boldly and succinctly: Jesus did not die for your sins or for my si...
  162. In 1999, the National Catholic Reporter printed, as its cover story, an article on th...
  163. STOCKHOLM -- International military spending rose again in 2004, growing by five per ...
  164. Immigration authorities have rounded up undocumented construction workers on the eve ...
  165. The last Star Wars film, Revenge of the Sith, transports a galaxy far, far way from i...
  166. OTTAWA -- Environment Minister Stephane Dion said Canada supports the UN treaty on bi...
  167. When "exclusively interpreted" by both extremists and entire nations, relig...
  168. LONDON -- Amnesty International recently branded the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo B...
  169. A May 27 court judgment in Olympia, Wash. has vindicated the financial cumen and admi...
  170. Our office is now back to "normal," after the flurry of papal coverage. It ...
  171. Father Joe, the Man Who Saved My Soul, by Tony Hendra, New York, Random House, 2004 2...
  172. For all the talk of a dysfunctional House of Commons, what has transpired over the pa...
  173. Only 42 inches wide and 1,090 miles long, a pipeline intended to save the West from o...
  174. When three Canadian Catholic cardinals recently returned from Rome, following the ele...
  175. At the present time, there are 'steel barriers' being erected around the site of the ...
  176. A People Adrift: the Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America, by Peter Steinfe...
  177. Yesterday, as my hairdresser was cutting my hair, I found myself chatting with her mo...
  178. Is American-style, "angry" Christianity invading Canada? Many Canadians a...
  179. GOD. What word is more used and abused and understood in meanings that span the spect...
  180. Jesus never mentioned popes or cardinals; and, though we continue to trot them out fo...
  181. Transforming the Faith of Our Fathers: Women Who Changed American Religion. Edited by...
  182. Some Catholics would like to believe they are the landlords of the Catholic Church, r...
  183. Here On The Way To There: A Catholic Perspective On Dying and What Follows: William H...
  184. The federal government recently promised to compensate all former students of residen...
  185. I commend the Vatican for hastening the resignation of Fr. Thomas J. Reese from his p...
  186. Canada and G8 countries are set to discuss the role of nuclear power in reducing clim...
  187. I am doubling my donation to CNT out of gratitude for your continuing support to thos...
  188. On my morning walk a few weeks back, I bumped into a former colleague. Tom and I taug...
  189. "If truth is available to human beings only in partial ways; if we know more by ...
  190. Religion brings out the best and the worst in us. It brings out the worst when it put...
  191. I am inspired to write to you today because I want to try to put a human face on the ...
  192. As I've travelled the country this spring--82 events, 48 cities, and hundreds of medi...
  193. The world's big powers are still "scrambling for Africa"--not just to provi...
  194. Above is a photograph recently published by the Christian Peacemaker Teams. The Israe...
  195. Pope Benedict XVI is engaged in a war against the "culture of intellectual and m...
  196. To kill with no pain Like a dog on a chain. He ain't got no name But it ain't him to ...
  197. Six months of providing "lay supply" for a United Church congregation, conv...
  198. Only one year ago--almost in a state of euphoria and in these very pages, I was writi...
  199. Within the past few months, I have done a lot of thinking about the Church as "h...