Why Vote?
October 18, 2019
Convivium’s Hannah Marazzi calls fellow Canadians to act on their democratic right to vote, a freedom not shared by all countries around the world.
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Yuk-Yuks for Election 2019
October 17, 2019Convivium’s Father Raymond de Souza applauds the Rhinoceros Party’s return in the federal campaign because, he argues, every election needs its clown car.
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Who Will Win Monday’s Vote?
October 16, 2019Given that most election platforms amount to buying votes with other people’s money, writes Matthew Lau, it’s the rich who pay, the poor who suffer, and the middle class that scoops up the winnings.
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The True Gift
October 11, 2019On this Thanksgiving weekend, Brittany Beacham reflects on expressions of gratitude towards not only the gifts of the last year, but towards the Giver Himself.
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All Men Are Liars. Some Are Politicians.
October 11, 2019Convivium contributor Don Hutchinson says Andrew Scheer might have been speaking Biblically last night with his inflammatory charge that Justin Trudeau is a liar. The real question is whether that disqualifies the PM from another term in office.
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The Vanishing Point of Political Principles
October 11, 2019Cardus Executive Vice-President Ray Pennings says it’s the swing votes of left-wing pragmatists, not the virtues of the leaders or their parties, that will likely determine whether Justin Trudeau or Andrew Scheer wins Election 2019.
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Inspired By Example
October 10, 2019Looking towards an ordained priest friend of his, Mark Chester Dumbrique finds encouragement and inspiration to publicly live out his own faith.
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What About Western Canadians?
October 10, 2019The federal election debate demonstrated a deficient representation of 31 per cent of Canadians, writes Peter Menzies – almost as if their issues do not merit discussion.
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Sticking Up for Christian Schooling
October 9, 2019Convivium’s Peter Stockland checks out the innovative independent school in rural Eastern Ontario that was denied a chance to pay top dollar for an empty public school building.
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Community, Conflict, Communication
October 9, 2019Josh Nadeau explores psychologist Marshall Rosenberg’s theory of nonviolent communication, looking to a puppy problem among roommates.
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Why Become A Monk?
October 8, 2019In a radical move, David Brynjolfson finds himself living in monastic life for a year.
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From Fatherhood to Priesthood
October 7, 2019Fr. Robert Assaly is the first married Catholic priest in the Montreal archdiocese, ordained this past September. Publisher Peter Stockland sits down with Fr. Assaly to discuss this calling from fatherhood to priesthood.
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Hats Off to Hamilton
October 4, 2019During a gathering of the Cardus collective in the Steel City this week, Father Raymond de Souza finds a cutting edge sculpture, a God-shaped hole in newspaper church coverage, and a study that strips away myths about eating red meat.
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The Power of Humility
October 3, 2019Graydon Nicholas, the first Indigenous lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, has spent a lifetime setting an example for reconciliation, writes Peter Stockland.
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The Good Book On Greta
October 1, 2019Greta Thunberg has stirred emotions worldwide, with some decidedly non-Christian approaches to the climate change issue. But Rev. Dave Bookless, director of theology for A Rocha International, writes that her prophetic voice deserves to be listened to seriously for its articulation of the pain and anger felt by so many young people.
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