Holy Wars Medieval and Modern, Briefly Considered
From the time of Muhammad on, Islam has conquered lands by force of arms. The great warrior Charles Martel stopped the Muslim invasion of...
Que Sera, Sera Serfdom: Mark Carney and Collapse by Design
(Mark Carney's choice of cabinet members is indicative - what is old is new again - not least reinstating radical environmental activist Stephen Guilbeault....
Forgiveness, Not Mockery, Reveals the True Measure of a Soul
When Erika Kirk stepped up to the microphone to speak about Charlie, the mood was nothing like a staged tribute. You could witness her...
The Bloody Elephant in the Room: Abortion and Western Canada
Once upon a time, there was a strange belief that the importance of a âfree pressâ lay not only in the existence of independent,...
Cody Lambert, a â90s Sitcom Hero, and the Catholic Moral Imagination
Over the past few months, I have found myself scrolling through Facebook Reels that surface fragments of 1990s television, shows like Step by Step,...
One Simple Thing Families Can do to Help Restore Unity in Our Countries
Thereâs so much talk in the news right now about how we can unite as a region at a time when weâre more divided...
Psychedelics, Meditation, and Attention to the Mind: Sam Harrisâs Recipe for a Post-Biblical Consciousness
Sam Harris, on his latest tour, recently claimed that with a few psychedelics, his genuine instruction on how to attend to the nature of...
Living in Wonder
Years ago I decided to take a course on Wagnerâs Der Ring des Nibelungen, I know, very mainstream. As I sat in a small...
The Catholic âvoiceâ can help Canadians overcome the housing crisis
My wife and our friends recently read and discussed sections of Pope Leo XIIIâs timeless encyclical, Rerum Novarum. Pope Leo XIV's name inspired us...
The Feast of the Annunciation: God’s Invitation
In the quiet village of Nazareth, far removed from centers of power and influence, a young woman named Mary was living what seemed to...
