Glen Argan, former editor of Western Catholic Reporter, writes from Edmonton. See www.glenargan.com.
Indian residential schools were established by Canada’s federal government, but Christian churches, including the Catholic Church, bought into the plan with enthusiasm.
Glen Argan: As media consumers, we should be wary of fake news
By Glen Argan“Was this story about love, money, conquest or disaster?” That was the question Gordon Sinclair asked week after week on CBC-TV’s long-running Front Page Challenge. If a news story did not have at least one of those four elements, Sinclair surmised, it might be a story, but it wasn’t news.
Glen Argan: Alberta narrative heads for unhappy end
By Glen ArganForty years ago, I moved to Alberta from Saskatchewan imbued with the stereotype that my new province was full of cowboys, fundamentalists and wealthy oil barons who cared nothing about the environment. It didn’t take me long to realize that while there was truth in the stereotype, Alberta had numerous people who fell outside this cartoonish caricature.
Glen Argan: Pope offers a practical guide to a holy life
By Glen ArganPope Francis has long held in esteem the late Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen van Thuan, the archbishop of Saigon who spent 13 years in a communist prison camp, including nine years in solitary confinement.
Glen Argan: Pursuit of the common good is the best path
By Glen ArganGlen Argan: Healthy society cannot exist under state-imposed ideology
By Glen ArganGlen Argan: Sexual dignity begins with respect for all
By Glen ArganTime magazine’s choice of “the silence breakers” as its 2017 Person of the Year acknowledges the importance of a movement that is changing our culture for the better.