It only takes a few seconds to share that tweet or tap out a Facebook message skewering someone for their “unforgivable” mistake. And if the message goes viral, as we’ve seen in recent days in the North American media, the…Read More→
Some say evangelical communities in Canada are being persecuted. However, this not only mocks the actual persecution of many Christians around the world, but also pushes otherwise sympathetic people away from our concerns, and, frankly, makes us look ridiculous. The…Read More→
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→
The March 24 decision of the American arm of World Vision to broaden its definition of marriage for its hiring policy and its abrupt reversal just two days later continues to reverberate beyond the borders of the United States. What…Read More→
Recently the Parti Québécois allegedly drew on a widespread fear of Muslims in Quebec to garner support for stringent (one is tempted to use the word ridiculous) measures directed against people of all faiths that would see, among other things,…Read More→