Alberta premier maligns Catholic schools
Here is my column from the November 26, 2017 issue of The Catholic Register: https://catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/26406-alberta-premier-maligns-catholic-schools.
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Pope issues historic rejection of nuclear deterrence
By Glen Argan The importance of Pope Francis’ Nov. 10 speech in which he rejected the acceptance of nuclear deterrence cannot be over-emphasized. The pope’s statement, in the view of Canada’s former disarmament ambassador Douglas Roche, is historic. It reverses “the strictly conditioned moral acceptance” of nuclear deterrence which has been a part of Catholic teaching since the U.S. bishops’
Read moreThe Mustard Seed: Graduation ends a journey of pure joy
By Glen Argan (from The Catholic Register, Oct. 29, 2017) Graduating from high school or university can be a poignant moment in life’s journey. It typically marks a transition from one lifestyle to another. For many, graduation primarily represents the reception of a credential, those years of study being the means to the desired end of receiving a piece of
Read moreComment: Defining ‘Catholic’ is a must in elections
By Glen Argan (from The Catholic Register, Nov. 12, 2017) Serving on a Catholic school board was never in my plans. I was a Catholic journalist, not a school trustee. So, I never considered running for a school board until about 16 months ago. At that time, the Catholic board in Edmonton was in total disarray with a high degree
Read moreIrregular Catholic school board election will go unchallenged
By Glen Argan The Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association (ACSTA) will not be challenging the validity of the election in Edmonton’s Catholic school board’s Ward 75. And neither will I. This afternoon (Oct. 24) I had a brief chat – it was too informal to call it an interview – with the ACSTA’s executive director, Dean Sarnecki. The ACSTA, Sarnecki
Read moreAre Catholic school boards Catholic? ACSTA should challenge election in Ward 75
By Glen Argan I have asked the Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association to apply to have the results of the Oct. 16 election in Edmonton’s Ward 75 overthrown and a byelection held. The reason: Candidate Michael Brown, who ran a close third in the election, is not Catholic. Section 256(3.1) of the Alberta School Act effectively bars – in areas
Read moreNeed for development drives Bolivian mayor’s zeal
By Glen Argan The mayor of Anchoraimes, Bolivia, Zenon Ramos Mamani, did lay it on thick. Our visit of 14 Development and Peace supporters from Alberta and Manitoba to his municipality in mid-August, he said, “will go down in municipal history as a good date to remember.” The central government of Bolivia, based a couple of hours away in La
Read moreFormer Editor runs for Catholic school board: Glen Argan Pledges to Build Bridges
Glen Argan, former editor of the Western Catholic Reporter, is running to become the Edmonton Catholic school board trustee for Ward 75. If elected in the Oct. 16 municipal election, Argan, 64, is committed to building bridges with other trustees in order to overcome the divisiveness and infighting which has plagued the Catholic board during its current four-year term. “The
Read moreHow Canada can recover the exuberance of its centennial year
(From The Catholic Register, http://www.catholicregister.org, issue of June 25, 2017) Mustard Seed By Glen Argan So striking in Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations is the lack of the exuberance which marked our centennial in 1967. Fifty years ago, every village, town and city had a centennial project which, in some way, expressed its hope for an even better future. Hundreds of
Read moreArms sale to Saudi Arabia puts American jobs above Yemeni lives
(Originally published in The Catholic Register, Toronto, http://www.catholicregister.org.) By Glen Argan The global arms trade is a peculiar form of commerce. If, for example, you own an ice cream stand, all customers are welcome. You would sell your ice cream to your worst enemy without qualms. However, nations are more selective when it comes to selling weapons. They are keen
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