In the wake of the find announced by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in B.C., survivors, Indigenous leaders and faith leaders are calling on the Roman Catholic Church to apologize and take responsibility for the atrocities committed against children, families and communities in the residential school system.
Ministry during a plague
Michael Coren: We listen, we counsel, we simply be there. Because beyond the daily realities of food shortage, unemployment and poor health is the acid cloud of loneliness.
Rev. Michael Coren is ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada.
“God of all consolation, in your unending love and mercy you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Show compassion to your people in their sorrow.” This I prayed aloud in an apartment bedroom, wishing I could remove my mask or hug the people around me. Because here was a woman in her last few hours of life, and her son had telephoned me and asked for a final visit. But the mask had to remain, the embraces couldn’t take place, and it’s only under the most extraordinary circumstances that I’m even allowed to meet with people, and then standing well apart. I’m allowed these occasional exceptions because I’m a cleric, ordained in the Anglican Church. Less than two years on the job, very ordinary,
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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 23, 2021 5:59pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received his first COVID-19 jab at an Ottawa pharmacy on April 23, 2021. Photo: Adam Scotti / PMO
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie received their first doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday at an Ottawa pharmacy. Trudeau said he was “very excited” and offered an enthusiastic “yay” with two thumbs up once he was jabbed.
At a briefing Friday, Trudeau urged people to do the same. “If you’re eligible for your vaccine like we are, make sure you get your dose as soon as possible,” he said.