
Peter Stockland
Peter Stockland is the publisher of The Catholic Register.
Peter Stockland: Neighbourly advice on changing lives
During a pre-Christmas trip to Toronto, New York Times columnist David Brooks offered a small vignette that can provide us with a new year’s resolution but, more, a spiritual shift for life.
Peter Stockland: Take a moment to live outside the moment
Earlier this month, I was reading about the fathers of three modern Irish literary geniuses — Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats and James Joyce — when I came upon a fascinating fact about Wilde’s mother.
Peter Stockland: 'The Irishman' takes long road to genius
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is already scooping up movie awards despite its swerve to Netflix barely a month after being released in theatres.
Peter Stockland: Religious narrative losing its voice
The online publication The Catholic Thing recently dubbed Pope Francis “idiosyncratic” for his insistence that evangelical encounters should witness to Christ without having a proselytizing edge.
Peter Stockland: Religious bigotry born of ignorance
Alberta MP Garnett Genuis was right when he blamed “anti-Catholic bigotry” for the current attacks on Conservative leader Andrew Scheer.
Peter Stockland: Pro-life fight must turn to culture war
There is prudence in learning from the well-intended critiques of our critics even if the lesson isn’t what they necessarily want to teach us.
Peter Stockland: Humanity challenged by partisan rhetoric
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to change how he campaigned in election 2019 just because he needed paramilitary-style protection from a death threat at a Thanksgiving weekend event.
Peter Stockland: Leave some energy for our faith issues
Somehow in the tsunami of humanity flooding Montreal’s downtown streets for last Friday’s “climate march,” I spotted an elegantly dressed woman wearing a small white lapel button protesting Quebec’s Bill 21.
The power of humility
At age 73, Graydon Nicholas has lived a life of firsts.
Peter Stockland: Climate changing around ‘R-word’
At Montreal’s Concordia University, where I study the wonders of Ireland north and south for several hours each week, a large sign asks students how they feel about climate change.