by Charles Lewis | May 1, 2017 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
The reason we fight against euthanasia, and fight for conscience rights, does not need much of an explanation. Euthanasia is a disease that will eventually kill thousands of people who will be denied many good years of life. It is a form of murder but instead it has...
by Charles Lewis | Feb 8, 2017 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
Last week I went to see the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto. The program was essentially taken from Orthodox and Catholic and worship. One new piece, commissioned for the evening, consisted of the first three parts of the Rosary:...
by Charles Lewis | Feb 6, 2017 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
There is now a battle in Ontario to win back conscience rights for physicians. Various groups, from the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto are engaged in this battle. This is a fight we must not lose. It goes much further...
by Charles Lewis | Nov 29, 2016 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
This talk was delivered on November 23, 2016 at the Church of the Holy Family in Toronto, which is the seat of the Oratorian Fathers of Saint Philip Neri. The occasion was the launch of a new book, “The Lion of Münster: The Bishop Who Roared Against the Nazis,” by Fr....
by Charles Lewis | Nov 14, 2016 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
The day after Donald Trump was elected president a number of well meaning friends tried to commiserate with me over the election results. For many months I had already become completely disgusted by the two main choices and ended up writing in a third-party candidate...
by Charles Lewis | Nov 9, 2016 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
For about four years I suffered from serious spinal pain. Then five months ago it began to abate. I suddenly imagined myself going back to the gym, riding my bike and travelling. I even lowered the amount of morphine I had been taking all these years to a bare...
