When I traveled to Kentucky for the Sacred Heart Conference, I expected to learn more about what many people call Kentucky’s Holy Land. I expected to hear stories about the faithful Catholic families who helped establish the Church on the American frontier and to visit some of the historic churches that still stand as aContinue reading “Kentucky’s Holy Land Reminded Me of Canada’s Catholic Roots”
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Grieving Someone Before They’re Gone
Walking Through Dementia, Faith, and the Gift of Incremental Mourning There is a kind of grief that no one really prepares you for. It doesn’t come after a funeral. It doesn’t arrive all at once. It begins quietly… while your loved one is still here. Walking through my mom’s journey with dementia, I’ve come toContinue reading “Grieving Someone Before They’re Gone”
When Death Becomes a Resource: Reflections on Assisted Dying and Organ Donation in Canada
“Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live.” — Deuteronomy 30:19 Canada has reached a moral crossroads. What began as legislation to end “unbearable suffering” through assisted suicide is now being intertwined with organ donation — turning death itself into a supply chain for the living. Across the country, more Canadians who chooseContinue reading “When Death Becomes a Resource: Reflections on Assisted Dying and Organ Donation in Canada”
We Mourn Together: The Church Family in Times of Tragedy
Today our Catholic family weeps. In Minneapolis, young children gathered with their classmates and teachers to begin the school year with the Holy Mass—a place of prayer, peace, and joy. Instead, violence broke through stained glass, and innocent lives were taken. As Catholics, we know that when one member of the Body suffers, all sufferContinue reading “We Mourn Together: The Church Family in Times of Tragedy”
Elizabeth Sutcliffe 