by CCRL | Feb 15, 2020 | Homilies, Issues
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, Toronto, ON February 9, 2020 –“You are the light of the world,” Jesus says in today’s gospel. We are a city on a hill that cannot be hidden. We are a lamp that gives light to all in the house. Really? You’d never know that from...
by CCRL | Nov 21, 2019 | Events, News
League to Honour Father Tony Van Hee with Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life Toronto, ON November 21, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that tickets are still available until tomorrow, Friday November...
by CCRL | Nov 13, 2019 | Articles, Issues, Media Watch, News
Andrew Scheer, Justin Trudeau, Catholicism and Personal Beliefs Toronto, ON November 13, 2019 – Throughout the election campaign Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer was clear on two points. Firstly, he holds personal beliefs on several issues regarding...
by CCRL | Oct 29, 2019 | Events, News
League to Honour Father Tony Van Hee with Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life Toronto, ON October 29, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that its 2019 Dinner will take place in Toronto on November 25 at...
by CCRL | Oct 25, 2019 | Events, News
Toronto, ON October 25, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that it has chosen 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr. Anthony Van Hee from Ottawa as winner of this year’s Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life. In...
by CCRL | Jul 8, 2019 | Events, Issues, News
Toronto, ON July 8, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to report that the Hollywood Blockbuster film Unplanned is finally being screened in Canada, albeit for one week only beginning on Friday, July 12. Unplanned was released on March 29 in the...
by CCRL | May 15, 2019 | Articles, Issues, News
Toronto, ON May 15, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is disappointed with the decision released today of the Ontario Court of Appeal, in CMDS et al v. CPSO. In its ruling, the unanimous three member panel of the Court of Appeal, comprised of Chief...
by CCRL | May 10, 2019 | Events, News
Ottawa, ON May 10, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to extend its continued support for the National March for Life which took place in Ottawa yesterday with representation from across the country. CCRL Executive Director Christian Elia...
by CCRL | Apr 21, 2019 | Events, Issues, News
Toronto, ON April 21, 2019 – “Whom are you looking for?” Variations of this question come from the mouth of Jesus earlier in the Gospel of John, for example at John 1:38 in the context of becoming a disciple. The most poignant repetition of this question...
by CCRL | Apr 7, 2019 | Articles, Issues, News
Toronto, ON April 5, 2019 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) notes with regret last week’s introduction of proposed legislation to force all religious symbols to be removed by specific public sector workers in the province of Quebec. The League is not terribly...
