Getting Ahead of the COVID-19 Curve
March 23, 2020
Prime Minister Trudeau announced today that nothing “is off the table” regarding COVID-19. Peter Stockland says we must consider civil liberties before the Emergencies Act is declared.
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An Accidental Lent
March 23, 2020This time of distancing ourselves from the outside world, though demanding, is an opportunity to be truly together, writes Jenna Henry.
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Coronavirus, Sports, and Joy
March 20, 2020The world’s playing fields have been emptied by pandemic but our God-given desire to play like Tom Brady can never be stilled, Father Raymond de Souza writes.
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Quarantine The Clickbait: From the Convivium Team
March 20, 2020Convivium normally refrains from publishing straightforward press releases. We’re a journalistic site, and we bring journalistic principles and practices to our work. But today’s release from the Mental Health Commission of Canada is so powerful, so timely and so clear that we’re treating as an invaluable public service announcement for our readers.
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A Different Kind of Extraordinary
March 19, 2020Hannah 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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