Glen Argan: Truth takes a back seat in Khashoggi case
My plan had been to write this week on the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul’s encyclical The Splendour of Truth, the sainted pope’s most controversial document. However, as often happens, events intervened and I put off writing that reflection. Maybe next time.
- By Glen Argan
Peter Stockland: Religious freedom’s losses are piling up fast
The new Quebec government’s proposed assault on religious freedom by barring public wearing of overt faith markers is worrisome enough.
Francis Campbell: Archdiocese restructuring in face of big challenges
Nobody goes there anymore … it’s too crowded.
Cathy Majtenyi: Time to separate fear from fact
The victory of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in the recent Quebec election reflects the growing acceptance of political parties vowing to tighten immigration policies and numbers.
Figure of Speech: Catholic values drive universities’ goals
When we speak of Catholic education it is almost a cliché to begin by saying that universities were born from the Church and to give Bologna and Oxford as examples of the foundational role the Church played in the development of higher education.
Fr. Raymond de Souza: Long line of martyr-bishops marked by men of no fear
VATICAN – The twin canonizations — along with five others — of Pope St. Paul VI and St. Oscar Romero prompted many to look for similarities between the two. But the more suggestive similarity is between “San Romero” — as they call him in El Salvador — and the pope whose 40th anniversary is marked this week.
Bishop Robert Barron: There is a way to set young hearts on fire
The following is an abridged version of Bishop Barron’s recent presentation at the Synod of Bishops on young people:
Robert Brehl: Was Wuerl resignation handled correctly?
Pope Francis had little or no choice but to accept the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop in Washington, D.C.
- By Robert Brehl
Barefoot and Preaching: Being carried does not come naturally
After we are small children, it is rare that we are carried. Perhaps for a joke or dare, a photo-op at a threshold, maybe in the case of injury, or in certain situations in old age? My baby is big enough now I rarely carry his full weight unless he is asleep.
Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Experiencing life and toxicity during the Season of Creation
As celebrations for the Season of Creation unfolded over the past month, I was struck by two vastly different experiences: one life-giving, the other literally toxic.
Peter Stockland: Abortion is a failure to create alternatives
From a pessimistic perspective, a McGill University conference marking 30 years since the Morgentaler decision might seem another predictable festival of defensive triumphalism from pro-choice warriors.