Oh, Canada, Philosophy, Law and Global Warming
Well, another ‘Canada Day’ has come and gone, celebrating the founding of this Dominion in 1867, which achieved further ‘liberation’, if one wants to...
Nero, John Paul II and the Protomartyrs
The first, or proto-, martyrs of the Church of Rome commemorate the untold number of Christians put to death under the reign of Nero,...
Feminist Follies, Part III
(In this three-part series, Paula Adamick explores the impact and legacy of the lives and lies of some of feminism’s most influential – some...
Trinity Western and the Fight for Religious Freedom
Perhaps you have not heard of the bad news on the religious freedom front, this time from out west, but it comes with a tinge of hope:...
Christian Aging
(Adapted from a talk given by Father Daniel Callam, C.S.B., to the seniors’ group at Holy Rosary Parish, Toronto, on 20 June 2018)
Introduction
Our Lord commanded...
Justice Kennedy’s Conscience
First, the Supreme Court of the U.S.A. sides with pro-life pregnancy centres, removing the requirement that they more or less advertise for abortion right...
Cobra Kai: A Nostalgic Adventure
Cobra Kai is the latest addition to the epic Karate Kid saga. It takes place 34 years (!!) after the 1984 All Valley Karate...
The New Populist Right and the Death of the Father
Cultural change generally moves slowly, and when we first take notice, we sometimes find that its roots are already firmly in place.
I clearly recall...
Dissolution of a Nation
Citing “the public interest in the administration of justice”, the law society claims that the personal views and preferences of an “overwhelming majority” of...
Mortimer Adler on Proving God Exists
Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001) was early in life an agnostic American philosopher of Jewish descent (he referred to himself as a pagan) who was...