Monthly Archives: January 2016
The Modus Operandi of Pope Francis
Like many around the world, Catholic or not, I have been trying to figure out Pope Francis. It is always a difficult task to...
This Economy Kills
The economy has become an embodiment of all sorts of perplexing modern quandaries. Anxiety at various political, economic, corporate, and religious levels is visibly...
Gunplay and Bullying
*Officer James Forcillo has been found guilty of attempted murder, a curious conviction considering that he had already killed Sammy Yatim. That is, the...
What’s Wrong with the University?
Chesterton wrote a book, a collection of essays, which he called 'What's Wrong with the World', and, it seems, a lot, even back in...
Growing in Holiness Through Marriage: A Personal Reflection
Last summer, my husband and I were present at the renewal of vows of a couple whose wedding I participated in as a bridesmaid....
McLuhan Amongst Moralists: A Retrospective
This retrospective column, from the great professor David Dooley, no stranger to readers of these pages, is curiously prescient in its view of technology,...
Nota in Brevis January 13th: Of Bridges and Boondoggle
*Ah, the public boondoggle waste of our tax dollars continues by an incompetent Ontario government run by our disordered Premier: A main bridge on...
Euthanasia Death Panel: Harbingers of Doom
Yes, a cheery title for an article, but we are in a serious business, for unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise, Parliament must come...
Theological Notions Simplified for Children
William Lane Craig, a world renowned Christian philosopher, theologian and apologist has written many works at the scholarly level. He has tackled deep issues...
Is Cash Still King?
I wonder how many of us still use cash? Reports state that we are becoming more and more a cash-less society, with Sweden (yes,...
