Monthly Archives: November 2016
Cultural Divides
You may have read a couple of weeks or so ago of a Montreal housing complex here in Canada that was until recently moving...
Young Sam and Somalis
Another Islamic terrorist attack in America, this time in Ohio, where a Somali-born student, 'self-radicalized' according to reports, went on a rampage with his...
The End of Castro
Justin Trudeau shows his true colours once again, eulogizing Castro as a 'friend' of his Dad's, who 'made significant improvements to the healthcare and...
To Be a Pilgrim: Thanksgiving as a Pilgrimage
Ā Ā Ā Thanksgiving, for most people here in America, is something of a precursor of Christmas that initiates a deluge of holiday hits playing ad...
Einstein’s God
Max Jammer valiantly tried to make sense of Einsteinās religious notions in his book Einstein and Religion, but few of his readers would contest...
Philosophers, Trudeau and Trump
Today is the feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a woman 'renowned for her learning', put to death as a virgin martyr in 305...
Of Severed Heads, Pronoun Wars and Canaries
An Italian neurosurgeon, Sergio Canavero, is planning to head up the first human body-head transplant, taking the head from a man, Valery Spiridonov, who...
Saint Caecelia, and What Church Music Should Be
Today is the feast of Saint Caecelia, a young virgin martyr in Rome, put to death either in the late second or early third...
Youthful Ambition Pays Big
So Mr. Oosterfhoff has won the by-election, becoming the youngest MP ever to win a seat in the provincial legislature.Ā I wish him and...
Laying Heavy Burdens of Carbon
John Robson is right, when he decries the hypocrisy of Prime Minister Trudeau and his entourage of 225 ādelegatesā to the āclimate changeā conference...