Theology

Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found

Katarzyna Szalajko · August 4, 2026

Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland.

Peterson, Lonergan and the search for meaning

A ‘strange’ pairing, but these two Canadian thinkers have more in common than one might think, author says

Quinton Amundson · July 21, 2026

Place the contemporary clinical psychologist and cultural commentator Jordan Peterson alongside the late Jesuit philosopher-theologian Bernard Lonergan (1904–1984). Synthesizing key concepts from these Canadian thinkers opens avenues to self-transcendence and greater consciousness.

Unmooring of rights challenges democracy

Everyone deserves dignity, equality

Quinton Peralta-Greenough · July 9, 2026

For much of the 20th century, Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain argued that modern democracy was not the creation of secular liberalism but the fruit of a civilization shaped by Christianity.

Prairie institutes develop next Christian leaders

Quinton Amundson · June 30, 2026

The Gregory the Great Institute and Prairie College are two institutions that recognize the urgent imperative to nurture and empower the next wave of Canadian Catholic and Christian leaders.

Can intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? Here's what Catholic thinkers have to say

Maria Wiering · May 11, 2026

If rational, extraterrestrial beings exist, what would be God's relationship to them?

Forgiveness at the core of faith

ARC Canada probes church apologies

Luke Mandato · March 26, 2026

What does it mean to be sorry? To some, perhaps an apology is nothing more than a mere expression of remorse. Others question whether or not apologies require subsequent action as a step toward a restored relationship to be considered genuine.

Thomas Aquinas’ wisdom still reigns supreme

Quinton Amundson · March 20, 2026

St. Joseph’s College in Edmonton hosted a philosophy roundtable in honour of St. Thomas Aquinas' 800th year of birth.

Nicene Creed presents 'the mystery that unites' Christians, Pope Leo says

Cindy Wooden · June 9, 2025

Recognizing the essential tenets of faith that Catholics and Orthodox share should be the lens through which they discuss the issues that continue to separate them, Pope Leo XIV said.

Council of Nicaea anniversary a call to Christian unity, speakers say

Cindy Wooden · June 5, 2025

The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith and should be demonstrated by a common celebration of Easter, the most sacred feast of the Christian year, said speakers at a Rome conference.

Culture à la Carte

Christ is the good and truly beautiful

Sr. Helena Burns · May 16, 2025

When I told my elderly mother that I was writing a column about beauty, she asked me: “Are you for it or against it?”