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  National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be on September 30. That makes September a good month for Canadians to learn more about thi...

  TRC Call to Action #59 As Indigenous History Month starts drawing to a close, let's ask ourselves what new thing did I learn about Ind...

By Terry McCann. Views in this video are the personal opinions of the author and do not officially represent those of any organisation. A ...

  Two Row Wampum Not everyone thinks that making an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement (ILA) at meetings is necessarily a good idea. For exampl...

  “The opposite of love is not hatred,  it’s indifference… and the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” Elie Wiesel, quoted by...

  Our Lady of Guadalupe The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops remind us that on 12 December, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe , the...

  Image credit: https://institucionteresiana.org/en/focal-points/the-cry-of-the-earth-cry-of-the-poor I asked Meta AI, "What does Lauda...

  Any sincere search for truth and reconciliation with First Nations, Metis and Indigenous Peoples in Canada must include becoming acquainte...

  Today Canadian Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Canadian Martyrs, six priests and two laymen, all Jesuits: Jean de Brebeuf, Gabriel L...

  Charity is no substitute for Justice withheld. Charity without Justice is not Charity.   Charity is no substitute for Justice withheld.   ...

  June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day. How much do you know of the Indigenous history of the place where you live, or where you work? I...

  Image credit The Toronto Star News items in today's Canadian media report that Grassy Narrows First Nation is suing the Federal and On...

  By Terry McCann Someone asked me: How do we help our members understand why reconciliation is something the SSVP needs to address? Do we h...

  Image credit: https://orangeshirtday.org/merchandise/ The Orange Shirt Society has published a book, "Orange Shirt Day" © 2020 M...

  Image credit: https://www.wltribune.com/news/indian-residential-schools-canadas-sad-legacy/ In the well known and beloved prayer, popularl...

  #orangeshirtday, #everychildmatters The story of the "first" orange shirt that gave rise to Orange Shirt Day, as told by Phyllis...

Archbishop Emeritus Sylvain Lavoie OMI Someone once said, “Being listened to is so close to being loved, most people can’t tell the differen...

  (The following reflection by  Archbishop Emeritus Sylvain Lavoie OMI  is reproduced from SSVP Canada News, Jun 23, 2021 ) The  discovery  ...

 Prayer for Truth and Reconciliation Image credit: https://traditionalnativehealing.com/native-healing-circle-and-smudging (Reproduced from ...

The last thing Catholics should be doing at this time is getting defensive. Here is an example of how not to be defensive. Let us shut our...