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With the saintly founder of L’Arche capable of great wickedness, Father Raymond de Souza asks, what snares imperil the rest of us?
One cannot set aside the truth about God and man, and Vanier taught a great deal of that truth for a very long time The revelations that Jean Vanier, for at least thirty-five years, was engaged in sexual misconduct – coercive and manipulative – with at least six women were therefore completely unbel...
Contributor Matthew Lau argues education should be tailored to particular needs of students rather than cultivating elementary common life. What do Convivium readers think? We’d love to have your voice join the conversation.
The main point here is that a one-size fits all curriculum designed by provincial bureaucrats will inevitably give students much information that they will never use and that will crowd out the opportunity to gain more useful knowledge All the things that we are told students must learn more about –...
A hospice in British Columbia has been cut off from provincial funding for its decision to not provide medically assisted death, reports Peter Stockland.
Noting the government has threatened to take control of the privately-owned building, which sits on land leased for a nominal amount from the province, Ireland stressed the facility was constructed 10 year ago at a cost of about nine million dollars raised by the Delta Hospice Society, which has al...
Canadians are currently awash in media depictions of First Nations protests and anger. Alan Hustak reports on a counter-balancing photo exhibition in Saskatchewan that reflects forgotten realities of everyday Indigenous life.
Seesequasis was asked whether the visual vignettes he chose were designed to promote a romantic image of the “red man” as Indigenous people were still called at the time Five years ago, Paul Seesequasis started collecting photographs depicting day-to-day life in First Nations, Métis and Inuit commun...
In light of MAiD changes, disabled Canadians say they’re being offered free choice to die, but no choice in where and how they live. Others wonder how the bill squares with the Supreme Court’s legal definition of consent, Peter Stockland reports.
Scheidl warns the most terrifying thing about MAiD, exemplified by this week’s amendments and its further expansion later this year, is that it sounds the death knell for the Canadian healthcare system Justice Minister David Lametti, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and Disability Inclusion Minister Car...
To bear the spiritual shock of revelations about Jean Vanier, Brett Fawcett suggests, we must remember that the L’Arche founder’s own Christian words condemn his sexual abuses.
How can we take his spiritual counsel seriously when we see what he used his spiritual counsel for behind closed doors? How can we hear his words about community being a place where we lower our walls and share with each other when we know how he invaded other people’s intimacy under the guise of me...
Rebecca Darwent hears from the leader of environmental group A Rocha Canada on how forthright hope can overcome eco-anxiety and anger.
Wilson’s tone when speaking on climate change is consistent with that of A Rocha: inspired not by anxiety and worry, but rather a love for creation and responsibility to the planet — a different experience altogether from many climate change activists, and even the population at large Wilson explain...
Indigenous land claim protests might spell the death of reconciliation if they continue threatening the rule of law, Father Raymond de Souza argues.
Not far from where I live, the Tyendinaga Mohawks have camped beside the rail for 10 days in solidarity with the hereditary chiefs of Wet’suwet’en The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs are upset that the elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs – and all other Indigenous band councils along the pipeline route – hav...
Restoration specialist Jason Barnsley is working to repair a much-loved pipe organ from the 1920s after it suffered damage from a fire in 2017.
came to the rescue and has restored the hope for church members, that the pipe organ will again one day play the beautiful music they had come to love and cherish Laura Cabott, a church member on the organ fundraising committee, says the console of the pipe organ was very old and its wiring caused t...
A victory for Rohingya refugees at the International Court of Justice is a small but crucial step in the long march against genocide, contributor Susan Korah reports.
With the ICJ ruling on the Rohingyas, the international community has taken a small step forward, but has a million miles to go before the world’s genocide victims can wake up from their long, dark night of terror and despair to the light of peace, justice and hope. Kyle Matthews, executive director...
The talents of the late Christie Blatchford cannot easily be matched, writes Fr. Raymond de Souza. But her courage was what made her truly admirable.
Canadian National has obtained an injunction against the protesters, but the police are customarily dilatory in enforcing it, as they usually are when it comes to Indigenous blockades The Ontario Provincial Police proved totally impotent in the face of violence to property and threats against people...
Paramedics in Ottawa will soon have the option of caring for palliative patients on the scene, but existing issues of overcrowding in Ontario hospitals are a concern for healthcare experts Greg Kung and Dr. Andrew Taylor.
The Ontario government’s pilot project to allow paramedics the option to treat palliative patients on scene instead of bringing them to an emergency room, is a step in the right direction, says paramedic Greg Kung Kung, in turn, holds true to his Christian approach to healthcare: that patients shoul...
Despite the Quebec government announcing in January it would cancel the last substantial religious element of provincial school curriculum, Concordia University's Catholic students were hard at work. Peter Stockland reports.
Lemoine, who was assisting the Catholic Student Association as part of her role leading Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) in Montreal, had some good news numbers to support her enthusiasm If the great and the good of Quebec secularism failed to read that memo – hence abominations such as Bill 21 – t...
Wonder is how we relate to the mystery of God, finding truth beyond the horizon and yet just in our grasp, writes Matthew Van Abbema.
Wonder is how we relate to the mysteriousness of God, the truth that is just beyond the horizon and yet just in our grasp How often did they wonder what it is like to be married, to be a husband or a wife, but have no interest in actually fulfilling that dream? Alternatively, how awful would it be t...
A new HBO miniseries explores Vatican power politics – but does it cause offense or invite deeper reflection? Both, argues Convivium contributor Josh Nadeau.
This is essentially the major issue with The New Pope: it is obsessed with the history, costumes and drama of the papacy but, like many other shows and films before, it appropriates them to tell a story that marginalizes the experiences of actual clergy and lay Catholics And while some may complain ...