adventus.org » Journalism http://adventus.org/en Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 While Rome Talks, Québec Has Already Been Lost http://adventus.org/en/benedictus/while-rome-talks-quebec-has-already-been-lost/ http://adventus.org/en/benedictus/while-rome-talks-quebec-has-already-been-lost/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:39:26 +0000 Fr. Benoit Morrier http://adventus.org/en/benedictus/while-rome-talks-quebec-has-already-been-lost/ This is the title of an article by Sandro Magister (of www.chiesa), well worth reading.
In his homily at the opening Mass for the synod of bishops dedicated to the Sacred Scriptures, Benedict XVI recalled that from the first proclamation of the Gospel, “Christian communities arose that at first were flourishing, but later disappeared and are now remembered only in the history books.”

And he added:

“Could not the same thing happen in our time? Nations that once were rich in faith and vocations are now losing their identity, under the harmful and destructive influence of a certain modern culture.”

It can be guessed that, among these nations that once were exuberantly Christian but are no longer so, Pope Joseph Ratzinger is thinking of Canada, and more precisely of Québec.

An interesting essay on Faith and Secularism by Cardinal Marc Ouellet follows Magister’s article.

READ THE ARTICLE AND THE CARDINAL’S ESSAY

]]> http://adventus.org/en/benedictus/while-rome-talks-quebec-has-already-been-lost/feed/ 6 A University that Doesn’t Like a Healthy Debate? http://adventus.org/en/ericnicolai/a-university-that-doesnt-like-a-healthy-debate/ http://adventus.org/en/ericnicolai/a-university-that-doesnt-like-a-healthy-debate/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:34:17 +0000 Fr. Eric Nicolai http://adventus.org/en/ericnicolai/a-university-that-doesnt-like-a-healthy-debate/ You may have heard about the abortion debate that never happened at York University because it was shut down by the powers of the Graduate Students Association.  Two debaters we’re going to discuss one of the most important issues of our time, and yet unbelievably, such a debate was deemed not to have a place in our universities.  It would seem that it is a closed issue: the supreme court has decided it so just forget it.  At first I was very disappointed,   but then I thought about what happened to Pope Benedict XVI who had been invited to speak at the University of La Sapienza in Rome on January 17, 2008 but was forced to cancel due to the rather violent outcry and protest of some of the faculty and a few students.  In the end he sent the prepared talk to the rector and the attention brought about a far greater exposure than one would have imagined.  Here too, the debate refusal ended up on the cover of the National Post.  The essence of the Pope’s talk was precisely about the nature and of the role of the university: we all know now that he focused on the need to respect others in their search for the truth, all within a civil debate.  What else is the university for?  Thousands of students we’re on hand to support the Pope’s courage.   A resumé of the Pope’s talk can be found here, and the entire text can be found here.   It says something about the inferiority complex of those who can’t even bring themselves to debate with those they disagree with, labeling them and presuming upon the arguments they might use.  Maybe they’ll be proven wrong in a rational debate, so they’d prefer to shut it down before that happens.  So get your solid, rational, philosophically-nuanced arguments ready, for a debate at your local pub.  At least there we can talk: there is only the background music to contend with.

]]> http://adventus.org/en/ericnicolai/a-university-that-doesnt-like-a-healthy-debate/feed/ 0 Special offer from the Catholic Register http://adventus.org/en/fatherdowd/special-offer-from-the-catholic-register/ http://adventus.org/en/fatherdowd/special-offer-from-the-catholic-register/#comments Sat, 19 May 2007 18:03:18 +0000 Father Thomas Dowd http://adventus.org/en/fatherdowd/special-offer-from-the-catholic-register/ A friend over at the Catholic Register asked me to post the following note. I did so last year on my other site, Waiting in Joyful Hope, and they got their first Quebec application ever. Let’s unleash the power of the blog!

  • Are you curious about the world around you?
  • Do you like to ask questions of strangers?
  • Do you want to learn more about your faith?
  • Do you like to write?

If you answered yes to these questions then The Catholic Register wants you.

Here at The Catholic Register we are assembling our new team of young writers from across Canada for the 2007-08 season.

Now in its eighth year, Youth Speak News continues to help young people with an interest in media to develop their skills in a faith context. YSN offers its team members regular online workshops in different aspects of journalism and a weekly forum to display their work in the pages of The Catholic Register and this web site. This team has become an important outreach for The Catholic Register and has helped create a greater awareness of youth issues within the church in Canada.

Through the YSN program, youth will:

  • receive hands-on training in Catholic news media — Monthly newsletters, an online discussion group and internet-based activities will provide information on news, feature and opinion writing, photography and newspaper design, as well as the issues of Catholic journalism;
  • gain an understanding of news production for newspapers, television and the web — YSN stories will be published both in paper and online. And in collaboration with Salt + Light Television, Canada’s only Catholic television station, YSN members may even have the opportunity to assist in the broadcast and editing process;
  • produce high quality articles and opinion pieces suitable for portfolios — With the help on professional coaching, YSN members provide stories (one per month) and columns (on a rotational basis) based on events, issues, people and places that affect and influence their faith;
  • meet in Toronto for fellowship and fun — A weekend retreat in Toronto offers YSN members a chance to meet fellow journalists, participate in seminars, pray together and visit the offices of both The Catholic Register and Salt + Light Television;
  • help people in youth ministry by sharing their own stories or ministry practices, either through the pages of The Register or online discussion groups.

If you are in senior high school or university we invite you to apply for our program.

How to apply

We ask each applicant to submit a nomination letter by a youth minister, pastor or teacher who can vouch that the applicant has a demonstrated interest in media and communications and is a committed Catholic.

Submit a resume indicating journalism experience, e.g. school or campus newspaper, yearbook, photography, relevant courses.

Log onto our web site www.catholicregister.org to download an application form or e-mail saral@catholicregister.org. E-mail the completed form along with your resume and nomination letter to

Sara Loftson, Youth Editor: saral@catholicregister.org

tel: (416) 943-3410 ext. 403
fax: (416) 934-3409
1155 Yonge St. Suite 401
Toronto, Ont. M4T 1W2

Nominations will be accepted until June 30, 2007. The 2007/08 program will begin in September.

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