Isolation and Confession in Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment explores complex psychological and sociological themes such as morality, socialism, and the effects of isolation. The story begins in St....
The Dilemmas of Atheism
“When the Son of man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8).
The following random reflections on atheism address what many...
The Magi’s Epiphany
The Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel (Eph. 3:6).
Our...
Conscience protection and why it matters
According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, 2,614 Canadians chose death by euthanasia or physician assisted suicide between January and October, 2018. This...
John Lukacs on Democracy and Populism
Hungarian John Lukacs (1924-2019) was born to a Catholic father and a Jewish mother. He studied history at the University of Budapest and fled...
No Ambition Except to Do Good: Mary, Mother of God and A New Year
January 1st begins the new calendar year and it also brings to an end the celebration of the Christmas Octave with the celebration of...
Ten Years Ago Today, Two Great Popes Were Canonized
One decade ago, on April 27th, 2014, John Paul II together with John XXIII, were both canonized at St Peter’s Square by Pope Francis....
Marie of the Incarnation: A Canadian Mystic
Marie de l’Incarnation: Études de théologie spirituelle by Pierre Gervais, S.J.:  A Review
Pierre Gervais is a Canadian-born Jesuit, professor of systematic, sacramental, and spiritual...
Saint John Henry Newman’s Philosophy of Education: Part 2
(This is the second article in a series on Newman's philosophy of education. For the first reflection, may be found here).
Newman recognized that knowledge...
A Protestant Gentleman, Predestined?
He was a good man, in the old Scottish Presbyterian phrase, God-ward and man-ward. - Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary
Leslie Hamilton Neatby who died...
