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Deliverance (Thunder over Water)

Literary / Arts

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A Personal Appreciation of Dolly Parton

Other Features

On Tuesday, August 25, I was on the way to an appointment when I heard Dolly’s song come on over the radio. At first, I perked up excited to hear her as I always have, however as quickly as ever I said, oh no not Dolly. Then a second later they announced Dolly had died […]

Douglas Roche’s New Book Looks at How Mark Carney is Handling Peace and Security

Literary / Arts

Prolific author former MP, and retired Senator Douglas Roche’s latest book explores how Prime Minister Mark Carney is handling the “vital issues” of peace and security. “I admire Carney, but he needs to hold defence spending to a reasonable level instead of letting it dominate the domestic budget,” Roche told Hear on the Hill by […]

Autumn

Poetry

September arrives with a soft, shifting light, As sun-warmed afternoons give way to night. With shorter hours and cooler, crisper days, I find myself re-adjusting my ways. A subtle shift begins to stir my mood, As comfort calls me toward a warmer food. My apartment aroma of apples and spice, Brings me a spirit of […]

Brilliant Red Cardinal

Poetry

Far from my home on the West Coast, I was welcomed by Ottawa’s sweet host. A song and colour, completely new, A scarlet cardinal came into view. My small feathered friend has my attention, A message he has is worth a mention. It is said a departed loved one is safe and nearby, I believe […]

Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Jamieson

Obituaries

The family of Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Jamieson mourns the loss of dear Liz, spouse and partner to James (Jim) for over 60 years, loving mother of Patty and Rachel (Bill), and doting grandmother of Jamie. Liz is also survived by her close and dear sister, Ruth McLellan, and her husband, Rod, of Fredericton, NB, as […]

The Peacock

Poetry

To Elizabeth Smith Jamieson 1943-2026 On Roman coins, the peacock designates the Apotheosis of the princess.” – J.E. Cirlot (A dictionary of Symbols) When I got home, my neighbor Kent informed me That a peacock had spent the entire afternoon Outside my window waiting. In the morning I realized it was thou Appearing in your […]

Dark and Dangerous Daze

Poetry

his god you extoll, does he have visa, exclusive rights on the mona lisa, parties waiting for him in Rome, his son jesus covered all in chrome…? Criticism comes and goes, but this godperson is always on his toes, he seems to weather all in spite of man’s assessment of his might. I never see […]

There Will Never be a Synodal Church Without Synodal Seminaries

Other news

The reception of the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council has reached a critical juncture in the life of the Catholic Church. While the synod on synodality and the magisterium of recent years have firmly established that the church is constitutively synodal by nature, a decisive question remains largely unresolved: How can the church as the people […]

Revised 2025 ICN Financial Statement

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AI, The Pope & The Little Mandate

Other Features

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a new technology and all of use are grappling with the question of how to use it. AI has moral and spiritual aspects as Pope Leo notes in his recent Encyclical Letter (Magnifica Humanitas, 102): “The use of AI is never a purely technical matter.” I think the Pope’s encyclical and […]

Keeping The Boat Afloat

Letters to the editor

The Editor: I wish to congratulate you for your courage and perseverance keeping ICN afloat on a turbulent sea over the past 40 years or so. We have seen great storms rocking the Barque of Peter with winds calm and violent from various directions. We have lived through it and with the grace of god, […]

Best Peter Maurin

Letters to the editor

The Editor: Phil Little’s brief presentation on Peter Maurin in the latest issue of ICN is the best thing I have read on Maurin and perhaps the best thing I have ever read about what Western society needs and is missing. Richard Renshaw Welland, ON

How St. Augustine’s ‘Rule’ is Shaping Leo’s Papacy

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Anniversaries are wonderful times to reflect and remember where we have been and to look forward to what lies ahead. On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., was elected through the guidance of the Holy Spirit to serve as the 267th pope for our universal church. It was no small coincidence that this […]

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