St. Joseph’s Oratory, inspired somewhat by Sacre Coeur in Paris, welcomes 2 million visitors annually. Masses are celebrated in French, English and monthly in Spanish. It is now one of the few churches in Montreal that has a mid-night mass, a Christmas tradition that is fading into the past as fewer people include religious practices in their holiday rituals, and those that do, would prefer to attend earlier on Christmas Eve.
Michael Coren, is a journalist originally from England, who works now for the Sun News Network in Toronto. He has written a trio of books on Catholicism. His latest, ‘The Future of Catholicism‘ was motivated partly by the great sales of his previous book, ‘Why Catholics Are Right‘, and in part by what’s becoming known as “the Francis Effect”.
Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’, Francis is the first Jesuit, the first non-European, and the first South American, to become Pope. In March 2013, when Francis was elected, many Canadians had watched the process hoping that Canada’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet might be chosen. And for a time the Catholic church was in the spotlight again, and not for the acts of betrayal against children that have challenged the Vatican for the last 20 years.
Michael Coren, a passionate convert to Catholicism is well versed in defending the faith, providing history and context to some of the mysteries that baffle non-Catholics. In his book, ‘Heresy‘ he de-bunks the the myths and fallacies that get propagated in popular culture. In his latest book he factors in ‘the Francis Effect’ to the future of Catholicism.
Carmel Kilkenny spoke with Michael Coren earlier in December about his latest book, The Future of Catholicism:
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