Here is a link to my article in The Catholic Register of Toronto on Margaret Somerville’s talk in Edmonton last Saturday. By Glen Argan, Catholic Register Special EDMONTON –The onset of state-sanctioned euthanasia represents a “seismic shift” in values that the world will someday regret, said one of Canada’s pre-eminent bioethicists. “I believe history will see the legalization of euthanasia
Read moreThe ongoing saga of Rome’s four dissident cardinals — with probably a few more supporters hiding in the weeds — continues. While the head of the Roman Rota says the four could be removed from the College of Cardinals, few are likely pushing for that to happen. Nevertheless, their dissent is a source of scandal. By going public with their
Read moreBy Glen Argan David Deane, theologian at the Atlantic School of Theology, is correct in labelling as disloyal the four cardinals who are disputing Pope Francis on Communion for those divorced and remarried without a Church annulment. How else would they expected to be labelled? (See Michael Swan’s story at http://catholicregister.org/faith/item/23689-cardinals-called-disloyal-after-dubia-request-goes-unanswered.)
Read moreBy Glen Argan Don’t recommend to others that they take a course of action you’re not willing to take yourself. On that basis, I cannot recommend that anyone follow the lifestyle of Blessed Charles de Foucauld, the dissolute French army officer turned desert hermit who was murdered/martyred by anti-colonial rebels in Algeria 100 years ago on Dec. 1. However, in
Read moreCardinal Willem Eijk of the Netherlands recently called on Pope Francis to write a major document on the growth of gender theory. Too many people, including Catholic parents, now accept that one can choose their own gender. Many Catholic school leaders in Canada have also bought into that idea. Here is a link to my full column in The Catholic
Read moreReadings for Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 First Sunday of Advent By Glen Argan Christians sometimes boast of being countercultural, of going against the flow of a culture that is morally askew, that values things more than people, that casts many people to the sidelines. Advent is our chance to put our actions where our mouths are. The celebration of the
Read moreBy Glen Argan Princes are men with little real authority, but who often yearn to get their hands on the reins of power. Catholics have their own variety of princes – the princes of the Church who make up the College of Cardinals. For some of these princes, the office of the pope is like any other office in society.
Read moreGospel for Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 Feast of Christ the King By Glen Argan Too often our minds are buzzing with thoughts about everything except the present moment. We are a distracted people, perhaps even more now than at any time in history. We ponder the past and hope for the future, but when do we live in the present
Read moreGospel for Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time By Glen Argan Last month, I was in Washington, D.C., for a few days. It was my fourth or fifth trip there for a meeting of some Catholic editors. My first time in Washington, I made a point of seeing as many of the city’s great monuments as
Read moreBy Glen Argan Catholic Register Special November 2, 2016 ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Until a year and a half ago, Alberta was “ground zero” for lack of trust in protecting the environment, says Andrew Read of the environmentalist Pembina Institute. But then Pope Francis issued his ground-breaking encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home). “It seems like the world
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On the Threshold 