A Different Kind of Extraordinary
March 19, 2020
Hannah Marazzi welcomes the new widespread trend towards helping those around us, as it provides support in areas that have long needed it.
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Public Prayer in a Viral Time
March 18, 2020Cardus Executive Vice-President Ray Pennings faced a challenge today of leading our dispersed staff in a reading of Scripture and praying out loud. In these days of isolation, anxiety, and deep need for God’s comfort, Convivium shares the answer he found.
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Stopping Fear, Spreading Hope
March 18, 2020Fear may seem as prevalent as the COVID-19 virus during this difficult time. But trusting that good can come from that which we can’t control might be the hopeful antidote we need, writes Nolan Toscano.
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Yesterday’s Buried Stories
March 17, 2020While our lives revolve around COVID-19, it’s difficult to remember life before the pandemic. But today being St. Patrick's Day, Peter Stockland reflects on the historic event that took the lives of thousands of Irish during the mid-19th century.
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Curing Our Moral Virus of Loneliness
March 16, 2020As Prime Minister Trudeau urges Canadians abroad to come home and his cabinet ministers press to reduce the size of permissible gatherings, Convivium contributor Keith Dow encourages us to be aware of the needs of our neighbours.
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What The Doctor Ordered
March 13, 2020Instead of softening reality with euphemisms such as "social distancing," perhaps we might consider accepting quarantine as a response to the novel coronavirus, writes Peter Stockland.
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Toward Coherent Living
March 12, 2020Welcoming her first grandson, Patricia Paddey reflects on the threads of continuity woven into the baby’s arrival, inspired by Steven Garber’s new book, The Seamless Life.
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Doubting the Double-Double Messiah
March 11, 2020Whether hoax or healing, when the face of Jesus appears on the side of a Tim Hortons, one play holds up the unavoidable questions evoked by quotidian miracles.
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Illuminating the Reality of Injustice
March 11, 2020The film Just Mercy provides a powerful portrayal of the injustices and oppression faced by death row inmates, writes Anthony Bakerdjian. Seeing these realities invites us to change the way we see the world and ourselves.
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Speaking the Truth in Love
March 10, 2020In the life of late Polish priest, Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, Cardus’ Andrew Bennett finds a rigorous dedication to truth and religious freedom.
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The Convivial Charms of Curling
March 10, 2020Father Raymond de Souza finds spending time at the Brier is a proud mix of citizenship, friendship and sporting glory.
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Honouring Women Survivors of Violence and Genocide
March 9, 2020Many Western women mark International Women’s Day by rungs on the status ladder, but elsewhere being female and staying alive is the ultimate victory, writes regular contributor Susan Korah.
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Seeing the Good in Others
March 6, 2020Concluding a series published this week regarding crucial Indigenous discussion being drowned out by viral alarm bells, Peter Stockland sits down with Cecil Chabot, discussing the significance of partnership between peoples.
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When Will Canada Wake Up?
March 5, 2020Peter Stockland suggests Canadians distracted by the new coronavirus must awaken to pressing issues closer to home, particularly in the case of Indigenous rights.
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Panic’s Power to Distract
March 4, 2020While fears of coronavirus rise to pandemic proportions, Peter Stockland suggests Canadians look to our own land, concerning ourselves instead with Indigenous reconciliation.
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