Panic’s Power to Distract
March 4, 2020
While 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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The Myths of Starting Over
March 4, 2020When we travel and separate from our historical baggage and community, we reach a radical moment to start over, writes Jacob Sims. But we do not start from square one.
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A Harrowing Heartwarming Tale
March 3, 2020Having sat on the edge of his seat during the movie 1917, John Robson writes the film depicts a war story with likeable characters and requisite tension.
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A Small Lent of Great Love
March 2, 2020When 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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