Peter Stockland
Peter Stockland is publisher of Convivium magazine and a senior fellow at Cardus.
We are all His own
Two days before its crews tidied up the National War Memorial in Ottawa on All Souls Day, Public Works Canada issued an advisory that flowers and other mementos would be removed.
Front line euthanasia ethics
At this month’s Supreme Court hearing on assisted suicide, much time was spent arguing whether Canadians have a right to be killed. Few moments were spent considering those who would have to do the killing.
Defining just war
New Democrat MP Paul Dewar flushed with surprise when asked whether, as someone raised Catholic, he considers Canada’s involvement in the bombing of ISIL terrorists to qualify as a just war.
A voice for life
Not so long ago, it would have been considered the kiss of death for Canada’s Catholic bishops to launch a national campaign against medicalized killing.
The question of divorce
In late August, shortly after my wife and I celebrated our anniversary, the secretary-general of the Italian Bishops Conference, signalled a possible massive change in Church teaching on marriage.
Don’t squander time
The subject was sausages. Specifically, another round of breakfast-table jibes about my habit of cooking sausages in the microwave.
Resist being neutered
Should we be jubilant or alarmed that a Jewish kid from Calgary was the one who stood up for Canada’s Christians against a blatant act of political discrimination? Equal parts both.
No comfort in words
On the very day Quebec legalized medical killing this month, I committed an act of euthanasia.
Les glorieux Catholic
A colleague and good friend of mine is an intractable Leafs fan, meaning he is generally unaware that NHL hockey exists after the palest first quarter moon of April.
Making real connections
Victor Boutros was on Parliament Hill unraveling the misapprehended connection between violence and poverty.