When Preston Manning introduced new Reform Party MPs to the House of Commons, among the bits of wisdom he shared with them was one that went like this: “When you give your first speech, you are going to want to…Read More→
These last few weeks, I have been re-reading one of my favourite books. The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis, is his description of the four loves that mark human interactions: affection, friendship, eros, and charity. Affection is the most “organic”…Read More→
The movie Calvary tells the story of Father James Lavelle, a good—that point must be stressed, a good—Irish Catholic priest. In the opening scene, in the confessional, Father Lavelle hears a story of horrific abuse, perpetrated by another priest whose…Read More→
On September 12, 2006, then Pope Benedict XVI gave a speech at the University of Regensburg, where he was once professor and rector. Titled “Faith, Reason and the University: Memories and Reflections”, it quickly became known as “The Islam Speech,”…Read More→
A little more than 100 years ago, the “Guns of August” erupted and the First World War ended the sensibilities of the 19th century, a century during which western culture and Christianity were virtually synonymous for many Europeans and Americans,…Read More→
Trinity Western University’s proposed law school is in the news, and I am not going to write about it. I am, however, going to write “around” the TWU issue. That is, the unfolding of the public debate about the school’s…Read More→