A marriage grows much like a garden

The proper nourishment keeps both strong

Donna Fagan · August 26, 2026

From the very beginning man was created by God in a garden. So began the first married couple. In the New Testament, Jesus chose a wedding as the scene for His very first miracle.

Editorial

Freedom denied

August 22, 2026

Doubtless according to plan, bureaucratic banishment of public prayer by Canada’s military chaplains went virtually unnoticed amid the perpetual media crisis that filters into Canadian summer consciousness.

How Bubble Bureaucrats ban Christian prayer

Joseph Woodard · August 21, 2026

While completing my last term as a citizenship judge in 2018, I got an email from Ottawa with the directive: “Every citizenship ceremony will (now) be opened by a First Nations Elder, offering a Native Spirituality Prayer.”

Descending from ambiguity to incoherence

Moral vision needed

Quinton Peralta-Greenough · August 19, 2026

Despite the calls of several Conservative Members of Parliament, including Andrew Lawton, new military personnel instructions from the current Liberal government are not novel attacks on religious freedom.

How do we make babies again?

Andrea Mrozek · August 7, 2026

How do we increase crashing fertility rates across the globe; how do we normalize again what is normal, that being a crying kid on a bus. Would large sums of money do it?

Assumption of Mary feeds spiritual hunger

A summer shower of spiritual graces

Donna Fagan · August 7, 2026

Perhaps you are a bookaholic and have bibliomania! If you are a lover of books with overflowing bookshelves, could it be possible that over these hot summer days you will be ferreting out a few books that have been waiting patiently for you all winter?

The Mustard Seed

Making Christ’s home among the homeless

Glen Argan · August 6, 2026

Homelessness has many faces. People lack adequate housing due to a vast array of causes.

Barefoot and Preaching

We are carried by God’s Creation

Leah Perrault · August 6, 2026

For the first time in a couple of decades, I am living in a house without air conditioning in July. And sometime over this last year, I agreed to write reflections for a retreat with the theme “Carried by Creation.” The two turned out to be more connected than I expected.

Figure of Speech

Wisdom from the world’s greatest Teacher

Gerry Turcotte · August 5, 2026

There is a powerful story of a renowned violinist who delivers an outstanding performance. It is met with a rousing standing ovation, and yet the musician weeps amidst the applause.

Armed forces prayer ban: Spiritual neutrality is void of soul

The Truth suffers

Fr. (Rev. Major Ret’d) Timothy P. V. Nelligan · August 5, 2026

Many have been shocked and dismayed by the new Canadian Forces General Instruction from the Commander of Military Personnel decreeing a “spiritual neutrality” upon all Canadian Armed Forces Chaplains.