“It is you rich people who have finished the water, and now you want us to share the consequences.”
Social Justice
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Hunger strikes and the desperate desire for justice
Hunger strikes raise thorny political, philosophical and even spiritual questions.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Canadian Catholics support new office to oversee global mining interests
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the new ombudsperson office, noting it “has called attention to concerns and complaints involving Canadian-based and/or Canadian-registered companies which operate in other countries.”
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic leaders push Congress to protect social programs as budget deadline approaches
Advocates are concerned that Congress is willing to cut the programs to offset an expected $1 trillion deficit.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Minimum-wage win: grassroots campaign in Ontario scores increase
It will come as no surprise that Canadian economists are divided on the benefits of raising the minimum wage, but proponents say the hike is desperately needed following decades of wage stagnation that has led many Canadians to take on significant debt.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My year of service sent my parents into a panic. It sent me deeper into the heart of Mercy.
During my volunteer experience, I was mostly on the receiving end of mercy.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Who is Madeleine Delbrêl—the “French Dorothy Day” Pope Francis made venerable this weekend?
Madeleine Delbrêl is a saint for the rest of us.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Is the Benedict Option based on Christian principles—or white middle-class ones?
The extent to which I do not want housing for the poor in my own neighborhood is the extent to which I am failing to be a Christian.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Toronto cold exposes breakdowns in shelter services for homeless people
Word of homeless people being turned away from shelters during the cold snap did reach Toronto’s ombudsman office, and an investigation into shelter space and access to it has been initiated.
Posted inFaith, News
Stressed-out Anglican priests turn to trade unions for support
The stresses of the job hit rural priests particularly hard.