Even a quarter of a century after the dissolution of the communist party and the Soviet Union itself, the restoration of Russian Orthodoxy remains a generational challenge.
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Communist philosophy, being materialistic, therefore had no room for freedom, and no room for those who chose to exercise it.
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Julie Payette’s mocking of those who believe that God has a role in the origins of human life, has been widely derided, and justly so. I add three points on history, philosophy, and character.
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While the early martyr-popes were quickly venerated as saints, the canonization of popes is not the norm. To the contrary, there were periods where many of them were far from exemplary Christian disciples.
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The culture of rebuke cannot be the only mode of ecclesial discourse, even as we give it greater prominence following the Holy Father’s lead.
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Full communion is not around the corner, but to agree about justification is an astonishingly large step forward.
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The Church is meant to be a sign of the fundamental unity of all peoples, already partially realized. The Christian Church, from its earliest days, was never a national project.
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Anniversaries of importance for the universal Church have abounded this year. For the Church in Canada, two modest anniversaries — 10 years — were celebrated this past fortnight.
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Many of the observances of the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church noted that it was the most important magisterial act of the Church since the Second Vatican Council.
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The Catholic chaplaincy at Queen’s University was established on this day, Oct. 26, in 1917, so we are marking our 100th birthday.
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Much attention has been given to the face-covering law passed last week in Quebec. This week, Ontario will pass a law limiting protests against abortion that merits similar attention.
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We have a Sears at the major mall in Kingston. It will close soon I suppose, given the bankruptcy. The same mall saw the closure of Target a few years back, when its Canadian expansion went belly up.
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Earlier this month at Boston College, an important theological conference took place on Amoris Laetitia, the apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis that has occasioned so much controversy.
Read MoreSince the world came to learn that Hollywood was cool with Weinstein’s sexual predation, there has been a mad scramble by those who took Weinstein’s money to demonstrate that they are not cool with it anymore.
Read MoreThe centenary of the final Fatima apparition in 1917 and the Miracle of the Sun will mark a second highpoint to the anniversary celebrations, after the canonisation of Jacinta and Francisco on May 13.
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Still eating leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner? Herewith some “leftover” thoughts on smaller items – less important though perhaps more amusing – from recent days.
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After the scourge of sexual predation has been exposed in various sectors of society — clergy, military, sports, politics — it has finally touched a sector deeply corrupt, that of celebrity entertainment.
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Precious few seem to pay any attention to Canada’s vice-regal office anymore. Even fewer likely attend to the governor general’s arms but, fortunately for Convivium readers, I do.
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