A Struggle for Public Worship in Canada
by Douglas FarrowCanada's federal and provincial governments continue to operate under emergency powers that are said to trump the citizen's constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms. Continue Reading »
Of Mass and Masquerade
by John WatersThe overall approach of the Irish authorities in their handling of lockdown measures has been both confusing and strategic. Continue Reading »
The Perils of American Safetyism
by Sohrab AhmariOur safetyist attempts to eliminate all COVID risk have often gone beyond appropriate health precautions and ended up amplifying our social crises. Continue Reading »
Covidtide Triduum
by Brad EastEaster comes at the end of the long Lent of Covidtide. Continue Reading »
Loaves of Blessing
by Sara WolkenfeldThe primal act of feeding others allows me to strengthen them and help them to thrive. This is the role of bread, no matter your religion. Continue Reading »
COVID Com-passion
by Hans BoersmaThere’s a direct tie between our response to COVID hardships and our reaction to the cross of Christ. Continue Reading »
Vaccines and Fetal Tissue
by Gilbert MeilaenderIn 1975 Paul Ramsey published a little book titled The Ethics of Fetal Research. In it he was at pains to distinguish experimental use of the dead fetus or of cadaver fetal tissue from research on the still living fetus (whether newly aborted or still in the womb but intended for abortion). . . . . Continue Reading »
Toward a Family Wage
by Gladden J. PappinSt. John Paul II offers guidance for Christians seeking to understand the family policy debate. Continue Reading »
Anger-Politics on the Right
by R. R. RenoPopulism is a threat to democracy.” “Trump is an authoritarian.” “Trump subverts constitutional norms.” Claims such as these puzzled me when I first heard them four years ago. Trump always struck me as a political freelancer and Twitter provocateur, not a potential dictator commanding . . . . Continue Reading »
What Does “Back to Normal” Mean?
by Peter J. LeithartThe slow time of Covidtide could be a blessing in disguise.
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