On goat-herding, politics, and Judeo-Christian principles – Lisa Warden
On goat-herding, politics, and Judeo-Christian principles Allegations surfaced recently that one of our Canadian politicians, in a law class some years ago, argued that Canada’s Judeo-Christian foundation was incompatible with ‘goat-herder-cultures’. That politician...
Notes from the Catacombs Sessions — Water to Wine 2019 — Fr David Jones
Notes from the Catacombs Sessions, the Water to Wine Gathering 2019 Something new is occurring, a new beginning. To name it is to reduce it, to flatten it, to deny some aspect of reality that we all experienced there. A Holy Spirit filled event of...
Jordan Peterson vs Slavoj Žižek: Identity Politics and the “Debate of the Century” – Stephany Garber Black
On April 19, 2019, prominent Canadian psychologist and self-help author Jordan Peterson and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek met to debate Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism at Toronto’s Sony Centre. Fans of both Žižek and Peterson eagerly awaited this match between...
Examining the Ideology of Male Domination – Vladika Lazar Puhalo
The ideology, call it theology if you will, of sanctified male domination over women, must be examined in the light of reality rather than mythology. It must be examined in the light of evolutionary biology, evolutionary neurobiology and social evolution. There is no...
God’s Ways are Higher . . . as the One Lifted Up – Fr. Kenneth Tanner
You have, I am sure, run into persons that say, "God can do whatever he wants because he is God" as a defense for God behaving in ways that we would otherwise call sociopathic for humans.This is often partnered with an accusation: that human...
The Day the Wind Came by Jessica Cotten
The Day the Wind Came By Jessica Cotten And the room grew quiet and a gentle breeze wafted through, the kind of breeze that tosses a leaf across the pavement, It circled low at first but then wound its way up to brush itself against our faces. It started out...
Sunday of the Blind Man – Homily by Abp. Lazar Puhalo
Excerpts from Sunday of the Blind Man – Homily by Abp. Lazar Puhalo (See video for the full homily below) Some people are blind in spirit. They cannot see our Lord Jesus Christ. Or if they see him, they see him as an image of themselves, not of themselves as...
On White Privilege – Azariah France-Williams
You’ve been invited to take on a master at chess, they have trained, and have the skills, they’ve worked hard and earned their place. But so have you. You make your way to the table sit before them, looking them in the eye. The judge officially initiates the game. You...
Ward Draper and 5 and 2 Ministries: Interview with Sarah Fung
Ward Draper Introduction [Sarah Fung]: The 5 and 2 Ministries is a non-profit organization that focuses on relationships and meeting people where they are at. As a group, they conduct services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. I had a chance...
Walter Petkau, “It Takes Raindrops to Fill a Lake” — Interview with Sarah Fung
Introduction [Sarah Fung]: “It takes raindrops to fill a lake.” (Mumbai woman) This quote is also an analogy we can apply to so much of life. It could be the small steps we take towards a large goal. It could be those small acts of love, that builds one’s partner up,...