My career in journalism began at the Western Catholic Reporter one memorable summer a long time ago. Some thoughts on the news that the paper is closing:

I was 18 and had just finished my first year of a two-year journalism program at what was then Grant McEwan Communit...

Two recent announcements from the Vatican and the Canadian bishops have underlined the new emphasis on engaging Catholic laity in the global mission of the Church.

On Sept. 23, the Commission for Doctrine of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released the pasto...