Amundson is an associate editor and writer for The Catholic Register.
June 25, 2026
Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) President and General Counsel Phil Horgan has a warning to impart as Canada enters a new, uncertain landscape on July 18, the date when Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, comes into force.
The Canadian men’s national soccer team’s journey to their first-ever knockout-stage appearance at the FIFA World Cup is captivating young and old alike.
June 22, 2026
This victory for Campaign Life arrived on June 11, more than three years after the PPS prevented the organization from displaying abortion victim photography.
New episcopal assignment is a homecoming
June 20, 2026
Before May 19, Bishop-designate Ken Thorson, OMI, was primed and excited over his next appointment from the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Canada: serving as pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Ottawa.
June 19, 2026
My feelings about coffee hour following Mass have evolved.
With his newly tabled Bill C-290, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis seeks to amend the Criminal Code so that the theft of property with religious or cultural significance is treated by law enforcement with the same gravity as artifacts of high monetary worth.
An alternative needed to avoid ensnarement in culture of death
June 18, 2026
It was the remarkable late American author Mattie Stepanek who published a plethora of poetry books and essays about peace before his death, just shy of his 14th birthday, in 2004, who once said, “unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”
Next move is in Parliament’s hands
Culture-of-life advocates now await a response from Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Prime Minister Mark Carney on a special joint parliamentary committee's (AMAD) advice to permanently halt the expansion of euthanasia for persons suffering solely from mental illness.
The Combatting Hate Act, the controversial piece of legislation that abolishes the longstanding sincere religious text defence from Canada’s hate speech laws, completed final passage on June 17.
June 16, 2026
Professional artists have an opportunity to make a lasting contribution to the artistic collection of the Archdiocese of Montreal’s mother church, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral.