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Prayer has been part of my life for years but intensified during my illness. Even during times I could barely mumble an Our Father or a Hail Mary I persisted. I began to believe that God does not require perfection of words but more the dogged attempt to reach His merciful arms.

Everyone demands rights these days but those rights seem to create ghettos rather than open our civilization to the notion of solidarity with others who suffer unfairly for their beliefs and causes.

So once again a Christian group has been discriminated against all in the name of preventing discrimination. Last week the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a decision by The Law Society of Upper Canada to ban graduates from Trinity Western University’s law school from being licensed to practice in the province of Ontario.

As a convert to the faith I realized early on there is a lot to know — far more than could ever be taught in an adult catechism class. And given my penchant to leave no question unanswered — 36 years as a journalist will do that — I am thrilled that I can spend the rest of my life reading and contemplating the great mystery of our blessed faith.

In the wake of the tragic events of Orlando there has been the usual pointing of fingers at religion in general as the root cause of all anti-gay violence and hate. Most of us are not surprised by these general and ignorant attacks. We have been hearing it long enough — though we are often not very good in responding.

The CCRL’s Charles Lewis on euthanasia/assisted suicide and the notion of autonomy.

What is going on with us? How is it the Catholic voice has been suppressed to a whisper? Why is it we lose battle after battle, including the recent fight to stop euthanasia from becoming legal? How is it so many Catholics have become afraid to stand up for their...