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God harmonizes dissonant voices in divine symphony
(Published in The Catholic Register, June 6, 2020) By Glen Argan Creation is a symphony, a symphony which only God hears in its fullness. I hope God is listening. I hope that in creation’s symphony, my out-of-tune voice will be gathered with the voices of more exquisite singers to sing a song of joy and…
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Industrial meat production plays role in creation of new diseases
Published in The Catholic Register, May 21, 2020) By Glen Argan In Alberta, the province where I live, those hardest hit by the covid-19 pandemic are workers in meat processing plants. At High River’s Cargill plant, Canada’s largest meat-processing facility, 936 cases of covid-19 had been reported as of May 4 with hundreds more among…
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Laudato Si’, pandemic call us to climate action
(Published in The Catholic Register, May 8, 2020) By Glen Argan One could almost hear the collective sigh of relief as governments across Canada announced the lifting of some restrictions imposed during Covid-19 pandemic. By the time you read this, Albertans will again be able to get their hair cut or styled and go shopping…
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The last thing we need is a return to normal
By Glen Argan The question on many minds is, “When will life return to normal?” That implies another question: What is normal? For many, the answer would be something like, normal is when I return to my daily activities such as visiting family and friends, earning a living wage and the kids returning to school.…
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April 6: Hope is light seen from viewpoint of captivity
Human life is sacred; it is also a form of captivity. Most people get the first part, not so many the second. But if we don’t understand, or better yet feel, the captivity of our current existence, we will not know the meaning of hope. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we need hope. And hope is…
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March 31: Distractions are a blessing too
Distractions and busy-ness. These times of isolation are an opportunity to free ourselves from such superficial aspects of our lives. Now that we are not so busy, we can become more contemplative. That’s true, but I am also grateful for those distractions that take my mind away from the mounting global COVID-19 death toll, from…
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Pause in public Masses is time to deepen spirituality
By Glen Argan With widespread orders from bishops across North America and Europe to cancel public Masses including the Sunday Eucharist, some naysayers were bound to arise. Me, I agree with the bishops who have temporarily halted public Masses, first, because I believe in the sacredness of human life and, second, because this pause in…
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March 28: Hope helps us overcome fear, indifference
Snow is gently falling this Saturday morning in Edmonton. It is near silent outside. I live a block away from 75th Street, one of the main arteries in this city which refuses to stop growing. But the last 10 days, two weeks, traffic on 75th has slowed to a trickle. The temperature is -10C, far…
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March 23: The best and the worst is revealed
My meditation today was on the pitiless injustice which Roman soldiers heaped upon Jesus prior to his execution. Jesus was mocked, flogged, spat upon, stripped, crowned with thorns and struck on the head with a reed. Jesus was an innocent victim in a bloodthirsty time. Are we any better today? The means of persecution may…
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March 22: Missing the source and the summit
Should the Catholic Church cancel all public Masses during the COVID-19 pandemic? While dioceses across North America and in many parts of Europe are doing just that, some prominent Catholics are saying the public celebration of the Eucharist must continue even if it costs some people their lives. The Eucharist is that essential to our…
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