Ottawa — Cardinal Marc Ouellet‘s apology to Quebeckers for the past sins of some Catholics in that province has provoked an unprecedented response — both positive and negative — across the country. Some have described it as risky but prophetic act of leadership. Others have called it a calculating political move in his battle against the […]
Comment: His Dark Materials: How the Grinch stole God
Last year, many Christians went out of their way to caution their fellow believers against over-reacting to the movie version of The Da Vinci Code. Yes, the film put forth a deeply problematic view of Jesus and church history, but instead of protesting against it, Christians were encouraged to see it, discuss it with their friends and, in general, “engage” […]
News round-up: November 29, 2007
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Anglican Church in “full-blown schism”
The Anglican Church of Canada is in “full-blown schism,” said Michael Ingham, controversial Bishop of New Westminster, to the Anglican Journal this week. Ingham was responding to the November 15 resignation of Donald Harvey, retired Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, from the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC). Harvey has been accepted as a bishop with the Southern Cone province of […]
News briefs: November 22, 2007
Naskapi New Testament after 25 years After 25 years of labour, Wycliffe Bible Translators has produced a New Testament in the Naskapi language, spoken in the Kawawachikamach community of Quebec. The project was headed by Silas Nabinicaboo, a lay reader in the aboriginal church, and Bill Jancewicz of Wycliffe. Every household in the community — […]
News round-up: November 22, 2007
Note: Registration or subscription to the host news sites may be required to read some of the stories linked here. Stories about religion in Quebec: Quebec City archbishop asks forgiveness for church’s past sins The archbishop of Quebec City has issued a wide-ranging mea culpa that seeks forgiveness for the Catholic Church’s handling of sex […]
Victoria surgeon receives Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is the highest honour our country can bestow on its civilian citizens. Norgrove Penny, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon from Victoria, BC, received it October 26 for what he has done for disabled children in Uganda. Penny had a thriving practice in Victoria, when he heard Christian Blind Mission (CBM) was looking for a specialist to […]
OttawaWatch: Details in a global context
Have you ever seen a television clip showing a satellite shot of planet Earth, which then zooms in on some tiny square footage of the same planet, with astounding detail? Such a clip is designed, at times, to demonstrate the technical developments that permit the observation and photographing of relatively small items on the earth […]
Poverty gets political
Toronto — Some churches believe the moment has finally arrived when poverty is about to mix with politics in Canada, and they say the faith community wants an invitation to the party. As Ontario’s Liberal government begins planning for a year of province-wide consultations on what a provincial poverty reduction strategy should look like, the […]
News briefs: November 15, 2007
Leprosy Mission raises $100,000 The Leprosy Mission Canada (LMC) announced November 11 that $100,000 was raised in an emergency fundraising campaign to aid the 30 million flood victims of India and Bangladesh. “Canadians immediately responded with compassion to help leprosy affected people and their neighbours, whose homes and livelihoods had been destroyed,” said executive director Peter Derrick. […]