LETTER ON GAYS IN WEDNESDAY’S GAZETTE.

Today I had the following letter published in the Montreal Gazette:
It is difficult to understand why Pope Benedict would choose Christmas week to launch another broadside against the way gay people live.
According to the Pope “saving” humanity from homosexual behaviour is as important as saving the rain forests. So what [...]

DO YOU BELIEVE IN NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS?

A good many years ago I may have believed in New Year’s resolutions. No longer. Perhaps because I couldn’t keep them for long I passed them off as a fad.
But today I thought of another resolution, one of the most important I ever made and one that especially pleased my wife. What reminded me was [...]

WHO WERE THE BIGGEST DUDS IN 2008?

Stephen Harper:
When he called the federal election in the fall, Harper had a majority in his pocket. He was on course to win 30 seats in Quebec. Then the great tactician blew it. He reduced funding to the Arts and raised jail sentences for young people. Gilles Duceppe and the [...]

SHOULD THIS PRIEST BE EXCOMMUNICATED?

Father Roy Bourgeois is a New York priest. For nearly two decades he has led a vigil at the School of the Americas in Georgia protesting the U.S. role in supporting brutal Latin American militaries that terrorize their own citizens. He did time in jail for these activities.
This fall Father Bourgeois, who supports the ordination [...]

WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN IN 2008?

I was surprised when the Montreal Gazette’s film critic, John Griffin, gave a thumbs down and two miserly stars to Doubt.
After all, as a Broadway play Doubt had a long run and garnered numerous awards. And the film version this December received many positive reviews and hints that it was heading for [...]

IS HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AS MUCH OF A THREAT AS GLOBAL WARMING?

It is difficult to comprehend why Pope Benedict would choose Christmas week to launch another broadside against gays.
According to the Pope, the blurring of distinction between male and female could lead to the “self-destruction” of the human race.   He added that the homosexual life-style is  as much  of  a threat  to  the survival  of the [...]

IS IT OK TO SAY ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS’?

The press release announcing the Christmas tree outside Quebec’s legislature originally referred to a Christmas tree. Then it was changed to a holiday tree. When Premier Charest heard of this change he changed it back: “We call this a Christmas tree. That’s very clear in my mind and always has [...]

SHOULD HARPER HAVE APPOINTED 18 SENATORS?

Time and again Stephen Harper (who favours an elected senate) vowed he would never appoint another senator.
Yesterday he appointed 18, the largest batch of appointed senators since the senate was established in 1867.
They will all make about $135,000 a year plus perks. And the youngest, a 32-year-old native leader, could stay in the [...]

SHOULD NON-VOTERS BE FINED?

The voter turnout at two recent Canadian elections was deplorable.
In the federal election in October only 59 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots, a record low. In the Quebec election in December, it was even worse: only 57 pert cent of registered voters voted, the lowest turnout rate since the present [...]

IS SANTA CLAUS REAL?

What happens when children start to ask questions about Santa Claus? I f they believe in him, can you afford to destroy their belief? If they doubt him, how do you respond?
Children see conflicting evidence. There is Santa bringing presents; Santas seen on the street; and Santa appearing in many movies.
What [...]