It’s possible to imagine a Calgary festival without the agricultural element and the animals, but it wouldn’t be the Stampede
Read MoreThe Spirit moves over the aboriginal waters, and man participates in that continuing creative work. Would that our stewardship had saved lives in the Texas floods.
Read MoreForty years ago, 40 per cent of the world's population tuned in to watch a charity rock extravaganza
Read MoreThe Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.
Read MoreDespite what desires remain in Rome for full communion, it is a complete impossibility when the two most important Orthodox patriarchates are not in communion with each other.
Read MoreFrench-Canadien Catholics backed British forces to defend Quebec City from an invading American army
Read MoreA new Pope, a revived tradition, and nine American archbishops in Rome mark this year’s solemnity.
Read MoreWar is not a purely chronological exercise. It can always come to a quick end if one side surrenders
Read MoreThe pope’s name is Leo, it’s a jubilee year, and the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was observed this week. It must be time to re-read Annum Sacrum.
Read MoreAround 100 faith leaders got together this week to discuss the roots of Jew-hatred and how to put a stop to it
Read MoreCatholics belong to a communion of Christian disciples, and the challenge is to be agreeable even when disagreement is necessary.
Read MoreThe week’s liturgical calendar features saints who died defying unjust rulers — and feasts that point to the deeper source of true freedom.
Read MoreThe proper response to incomplete truths — or even falsehoods — about Canada's past is more open discussion
Read MoreTrump recalculates constantly and adjust to the prevailing winds of the day, unburdened by principle or long-term strategy
Read MoreIsrael effectively declares war on Iran as Netanyahu, who is unlikely to win the next election, prepares to go out with a bang
Read MoreThree aspects to consider: the process, the personage and the penalty.
Read MoreThe singers have been lamenting factory closures and hard times for decades. These working-class woes will not be solved by steel tariffs
Read MoreToday’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a particular occasion for gratitude
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