Barefoot and Preaching

Each day’s minutes are spiritual moments

Leah Perrault · January 23, 2026

I work in a retreat centre, where people come to find space for quiet, for reflection, for rest. It’s an extraordinarily peaceful (and beautiful!) place.

Editorial

Strong, free... and moral

January 23, 2026

Amid the global gore and Greenlandization of our current moment, fears about the image generator known as Grok offered by Elon Musk’s X might seem genuinely gratuitous.

Craving loving freedom, she finds Jesus Christ

Andrea Mrozek · January 22, 2026

Why do civilizations rise, flourish and fall? Is the decline and fall of the west inevitable? These are the central questions asked in a recently released documentary called Truth Rising.

We must regain the gift of desiring peace

Luke Stocking · January 22, 2026

“Peace is no longer sought as a gift and a desirable good in itself, or in the pursuit of the establishment of the ordered universe willed by God, with a more perfect form of justice among men and women. Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion. This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence.”

Carney can confirm his Catholic credentials

Quinton Amundson · January 21, 2026

Upon Mark Carney’s formal entry into the Liberal Party leadership race almost exactly a year ago, supporters endorsed the eventual prime minister as a cosmopolitan man of the world.

Catholicity and democracy

Quinton Peralta-Greenough · January 16, 2026

“Democracy” is one of the most frequently invoked yet least understood words in contemporary politics. It is used to praise, warn, accuse and moralize. We hear that democracy is “under threat” or that certain views are “undemocratic.” Yet when the word is pressed, divergent notions emerge.

Editorial

Life, a true Charter guarantee

January 16, 2026

The strong temptation is to respond to a case now before the B.C. Supreme Court by demanding Dying with Dignity and other pro-medical homicide lobby groups stop shoving their immorality down our throats.

Take her Word for it, our Mother knows

A sinless Mary knew what to expect when she offered her divine maternity

Joseph Woodard · January 16, 2026

Many of us assume that St. Joseph was clueless about the unusual circumstances of the pregnancy of his betrothed, until he was filled in by an angel in a dream.

The Mustard Seed

En garde before the Empire strikes us

Glen Argan · January 15, 2026

In earlier times, American military action in Venezuela and abduction of the country’s dictator might have been seen as just another takeover of a decrepit country that has something the U.S. wants – in many cases, oil. However, President Donald Trump has changed everything. The thin veil of bringing democracy and supposed prosperity to oppressed people is now nowhere to be found.

Culture à la Carte

Nothing is alien about God’s creation

Sr. Helena Burns · January 15, 2026

On June 12, 2026, after a lengthy hiatus, Steven Spielberg will release his much-anticipated sci-fi movie entitled: “Disclosure Day” about extraterrestrial life making contact with Earth. The teaser shows a meteorologist (Emily Blunt) becoming possessed (yes, possessed) on air, and thus begins the dropping of the old UFO tropes.