by CCRL | Dec 22, 2016 | News
The League thanks CCRL board member Dr. Nicholas Newman, and the Physicians’ Alliance Against Euthanasia for the following letter. It was originally published in the French language newspaper La Presse, on December 10, 2016. Dr Nicholas Newman, orthopedic...
by CCRL | Dec 21, 2016 | Annual Reports
Events and Engagements March for Life, Ottawa On May 12, the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) was pleased to extend its continued support for the national March for Life taking place in Ottawa with representation from across the country. The theme for this year’s...
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...
by CCRL | Nov 2, 2016 | News
TORONTO, ON November 2, 2016 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) applauds yesterday’s unanimous 5-0 decision of the BC Court of Appeal in favour of Trinity Western University (TWU) in its ongoing struggle against the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC). The...
by CCRL | Oct 6, 2016 | Events
The following notice is of particular interest to those in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). On Wednesday, October 26, we will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the hall of Holy Rosary Church, 354 St. Clair Avenue West, M5P 1N4. We will begin with Mass in...
by Charles Lewis | Oct 3, 2016 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
On a recent evening at St. Michael’s College in Toronto about 200 of us were treated to a talk by Ross Douthat, the esteemed New York Times columnist. Mr. Douthat holds the honour of being the only openly Catholic columnist at the Times. More than a self-identified...
by Charles Lewis | Sep 1, 2016 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
What is the right side of history? That question came up during a recent discussion I had with a decidedly secular friend. I was lamenting the fact that so many Catholics make up their own belief system rather than stick with actual Church teaching. Some call this...
by Charles Lewis | Aug 17, 2016 | Editorials by Charles Lewis
I am writing this on the morning after the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I attended Mass at Holy Family in Toronto last night. The church was packed. And those who were there are likely feeling the same glow I feel this morning. Of course,...
