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Collin Pierlott hears the presence of God in music – even when words are absent.
Though it is a product of the Enlightenment, during which it was popular among the learned gentry to have a deistic cosmological view of the universe, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach may also be described as a testimony of his faith in a personal God that actively works in creation Music is one o...
Rabbi Reuven Bulka praises the integrity and wisdom of all sides in a legal bid to accommodate a Jewish candidate’s religious convictions by changing the federal election date.
Stephane Perrault, Canada's Chief Electoral Officer, was directed by the Federal Court to take a second look at the voting date, after an application for judicial review that was filed by Chani Aryeh-Bain, a candidate in the Toronto riding of Eglinton-Lawrence, and Ira Walfish, a voter in York Centr...
In a world awakening to the catastrophe of anti-faith violence, Canada has apparently hit the snooze button on the alarm, reports Convivium contributor Susan Korah.
“The dissolution of the Office of Religious Freedom (held by Andrew Bennett under the previous Conservative government) damaged Canada’s credibility at a time when we were establishing ourselves as international leaders in religious freedom, and failure to acknowledge specifically that Christians fa...
During his summer travels, Father Raymond de Souza finds his way to San Jose where the airport honours a little-known politician with a story that deserves to be told.
Norman Mineta was born in 1931 in San Jose, a bit late to be part of the “greatest generation” that fought and won the Second World War Norman Mineta was mayor of San Jose before serving 20 years in Congress The San Jose city council considered naming the airport after Mineta in 2001 ...
Sister Helena Burns has a certificate in bird biology, an effervescent love of hockey and a significant Twitter following. Convivium’s Hannah Marazzi sits down with her to learn more about life as a Daughter of St. Paul.
Otherwise, for our young people today, if it's not beautiful and aesthetic and you're not using the right typefaces and using good graphic design, you have done damage to your message And people say, "Oh, religious life would be so constricting, and I won't get to use my talents, and I won't get to ...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be building a house of cards with his no-deal approach to crashing out of the European Union. But Russell Kuykendall says a BBC series details with delicate balance how the late Margaret Thatcher taught UK Conservatives about playing a new deck.
The final episode, predictably titled Downfall, traces failings of a prime minister at the height of her powers who had lost touch with her base of support among the British voting public, seemingly constitutionally unable to take political advice even from those who loved her best Secondly, I am st...
Mark Baillie reports for Convivium on the UK Parliament’s imposition of legalized abortion and same-sex marriage despite strong legislative and popular opposition.
But now, thanks to MPs across the sea in Westminster, NI could soon go from having an abortion law that saves lives to the most radical abortion regime in any part of the UK MPs who do not represent Northern Ireland constituencies have voted to impose radical abortion law change on NI, without any c...
Convivium contributor Don Hutchinson finds dishonourable fear-mongering at the core of columnist Michael Coren’s recent anti-faith attacks on Conservative leader Andrew Scheer.
But Coren’s recent attack pieces targeting Andrew Scheer for his religious beliefs are dishonourable, including Does Andrew Scheer have a religion problem? and Calling out Andrew Scheer’s religious extremism By all means, reflect on the religious beliefs of Andrew Scheer, Justin Trudeau and others T...
Our intrepid Editor-In-Chief Father Raymond de Souza surveys the animal kingdom for tales of leonine pride in Africa, shaggy dog stories in California, and sorry sagas at Calgary’s Stampede.
I corrected that on this trip, venturing out to Long Beach which, in part, has gone to the dogs LONG BEACH, California – I have been to California perhaps three or four times and have seen the ocean, but never actually gone to the beach Chuckwagon horses are thoroughbreds who no longer race at the t...
Is it possible to find peace and calm in a world of chaos and confusion? The idea of being a peacemaker is difficult, but also a relief.
I mean what is peace when you are trying to convince others they should become vegan (yes, I have unfortunately in previous years been that person at the dinner table at family thanksgiving)? Or, how useful is peacemaking when you are trying to convince people of your political opinion, wherever one...
The Canada Child Benefit program is popular and offers families choice, but does have its flaws, reports Peter Jon Mitchell. They won’t be so noticeable this week, he notes, as payments to parents go up.
Canadian parents will receive an increase in the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) this week The purpose of the CCB is to decrease child poverty and recognize the contribution of parents in raising children ...
Convivium’s Rebecca Darwent finds comfort that her wedding this spring wasn’t about saying “yes” to the dress. It was about affirming before God a faithful life with her husband-to-be.
The decision towards marriage was not taken lightly – believe me, the stress of planning a ceremony and reception for over 100 people is no easy feat so I would only dream of making the decision for a darn good reason Spending our time preparing for marriage instead of the wedding was more difficult...
Watching the Château Laurier fiasco from a comfortable distance, Peter Stockland sees parallels between Ottawa’s architectural debacle and the history of Belfast’s city hall.
Belfast, Northern Ireland – It’s intriguing to watch across an ocean as turbulence continues to cycle in Ottawa over the state and fate of the national capital’s Château Laurier Hotel In September that year, tens of thousands of so-called unionists, implacably opposed to Home Rule, signed a “Solemn ...
Anna Buhrmann writes of her journey northward, working with a youth shelter in the Northwest Territories. The work has been challenging and transformative, leading to grace, healing and renewed strength.
Yet God has lovingly placed me where He can thaw the depths of my heart, even the parts that I could not see were hard and cold When I reluctantly brought my ideas for the summer before God one evening in prayer, I received a sense of uneasiness about forming plans closer to home and was told, Go ...
With the Château Laurier fight over, our eyes turn towards those who didn’t act when they could have – and where the blame lies in the aftermath.
In June 2018, the council unanimously – unanimously! – approved a heritage permit for Larco to build the extension, leaving it up to city staff to approve the final design What remains incomprehensible after all this is why Larco, which presumably purchased the Château Laurier in part due to its his...