A Small Lent of Great Love
March 2, 2020
When taking on a Lenten sacrifice or practice, we ought first to consider our intentions, writes Trevor Anzai.
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Counting Out Majorities
March 2, 2020Peter Menzies wonders whether anyone else has noticed recent signs of an end to the Canada where majority democratic interest had to be considered at least.
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On Being Jean Vanier
February 28, 2020With the saintly founder of L’Arche capable of great wickedness, Father Raymond de Souza asks, what snares imperil the rest of us?
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Need to Know
February 27, 2020Contributor 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.
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Cut Off And Shut Off
February 26, 2020A hospice in British Columbia has been cut off from provincial funding for its decision to not provide medically assisted death, reports Peter Stockland.
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Images of Indigenous Resilience
February 26, 2020Canadians 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.
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Live and Let Die
February 25, 2020In 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.
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The Sinner and the Sin
February 24, 2020To 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.
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A Christian Face on Climate Change
February 21, 2020Rebecca Darwent hears from the leader of environmental group A Rocha Canada on how forthright hope can overcome eco-anxiety and anger.
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Is Reconciliation Being Railroaded?
February 20, 2020Indigenous land claim protests might spell the death of reconciliation if they continue threatening the rule of law, Father Raymond de Souza argues.
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A Note-Worthy Pipe Organ
February 19, 2020Restoration specialist Jason Barnsley is working to repair a much-loved pipe organ from the 1920s after it suffered damage from a fire in 2017.
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Restraining the Genocidal Hand
February 18, 2020A 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.
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'Blatch' Never Bleached the Truth
February 14, 2020The talents of the late Christie Blatchford cannot easily be matched, writes Fr. Raymond de Souza. But her courage was what made her truly admirable.
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Pilot Palliative Project a Good First Step
February 13, 2020Paramedics 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.
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Good News During a Secular Winter
February 12, 2020Despite 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.
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