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Pardon Me?
Convivium's conversation with Lord Black, and the Calgary event at which it occurred, were not part of any grand strategic design on his part to re-enter Canadian public life William Finn of Alberta, who equated Lord Black to the eponymous figure in Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale ...
And in the midst of conflict, war, and persecution, Arab Christians continue to seek to minister to their societies just as Christians always have It is common for Islamist extremists to think of Christians as leaseholders in their own societies ...
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The news is somewhat jarring, but it immediately made me think of John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, a project intended to capture the stories of the men, women, and children who founded their lives upon a story that would ultimately mean their death The "dry, yeastless factuality" undergirding the atheis...
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You’ll be challenged and inspired by some profound words of wisdom from Communion and Liberation President, Father Julián Carrón ...
But what happens if, in the effort to amputate these carcinogenic things, you cut too deep? What happens if you are removing the tumour next to the heart and you cause irreparable damage? I note this because public religion has as many—and I would argue more—positive things to offer the public as it...
Last week's Comment interview reminded me of why I prefer John Calvin's metaphor of the world as the theater of God's glory over other metaphors that are often utilized when discussing Christian cultural engagement Still Calvin's choice of this metaphor is helpful in thinking through what it means t...
After two very difficult human rights complaints over the last 15 years, the OHRC finally required Christian Horizons to open caregiver positions to anyone regardless of their religion The leading questions in the OHRC consultation are trying to sell state enforcement of secularism in Ontario ...
Since, Comus goes on, "[b]eauty is nature's coin, [it] must not be hoarded / But must be current" (739-740), the wealth of the natural world is a wealth of resources and commodities which must be consumed Intriguingly, when the Lady and Comus enter into a battle of words, they rely upon two complete...
Yes, we live in a constitutional democracy in which the public interest, rather than private interest of those in government, takes precedent ...
The nomination of two profile journalists as candidates in the Toronto Centre by-election has revived the debate about whether journalists should enter politics Given Canada's "long and rich tradition" of this, it's noteworthy when even Toronto Star columnists are raising "ethical issues" that four ...
What government would behold this tableau and decide to "fix" it by telling those Muslim girls they can never, ever have female Muslim teachers providing them with models of strength and leadership at the front of their class while wearing the outward symbols of their faith? ...
While fear may seem the only option, Doug Sikkema reflects on the work and life of Irish poet Seamus Heaney, who used his last words to urge against being afraid.
The poet who "set the darkness echoing" used his last words to remind his wife (and us) of the hope-filled entrance of the Word into the world (the logos into the cosmos) And one of the tragedies of the loss of Seamus Heaney is that the world lost a man who liked to remind us of basic truths in a be...
Water treatment plants might not be about heaven and hell, but all political discourse—on hijabs or highways—plumbs the depths of human life ...
What I do know, however, is that the hell that evil deserves, whether committed by notorious sinners or more refined sinners, has been paid for and grace and forgiveness are freely offered However, even though religious references to hell are relatively rare, casual and popular references to hell se...