Marriage priorities
Glen Argan’s Aug. 20 Catholic Register column made excellent use of Pope St John Paul II’s teaching about “the marriage of Mary and Joseph as more than a covenant, ‘an authentic communion according to the model of the Blessed Trinity.’”
Stand for good over evil
Murderous Hamas terrorists have yet again supplied concrete proof of Catholic teaching that good can never come from evil.
An open letter to from Richard Dur to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith about Jordan Peterson
An open letter from Richard Dur, executive director of Prolife Alberta, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smithabout Jordan Peterson, free speech and abortion clinic bubble zones.
God is there for our photo finish
The age has lost its youth, and the times begin to grow old.
2 Esdras 14: 10
Recently my executive assistant pointed out that the photo I was using for my column was … out of date. Her diplomatic wording sounded more like: “You are waaaay older than you were when the photo was taken. You should change it. Truth in advertising.” It did force me to confront the reality of aging.
People profit from Soaring Prophets’ podcast
In a small town in Ontario, the Holy Spirit is working in a big way through two Catholic men with phones, a couple of cameras, and some microphones.
Smearing of Campaign Life demands action
We live in an altered universe in which some have the power to destroy a group or individual without proof but with vile labels. Worse, they are funded by our federal government with your tax dollars.
They are the arbiters what may be expressed and what should be suppressed, and even what may be believed. Some call it cancel culture. It should be called what it is: bigotry.
Editorial: Raising faith from the dead?
The 2024 Jerry Seinfeld Award for Drip Dry Irony can already be safely presented to Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgin’s for arch-lipped appraisal of Elon Musk’s evocation of Christianity.
Excerpt from Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Creation
Excerpt from Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Creation to be celebrated Sept. 1, 2024.
Leaving the Church is abandoning your Mother
Have you ever been tempted to leave the Catholic Church? Don’t. Ever. For any reason. Why not? Because: *Extra ecclesiam nulla salus*, “There is no salvation outside the Catholic Church”.
Olympic spirit outshone moments of disgrace
As a young man of 16, and a competitive high school gymnast, I was thrilled to get a job at the Montreal Olympics. Organizers were desperate for staff, so I was put in the bar stand at the basketball arena, an under-aged kid blissfully selling beer to thirsty patrons.
Tender moments of tending our gardens
The etymology of tending is from the Latin “tendere” to stretch, in a certain direction. What a fabulous way to think about the way we care!