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After 25 years, it was time for compost bin renewal
By Glen Argan For the last few years, I have been planning to upgrade our compost bins behind our fence to include a third box. That would enable us to double our capacity for building compost – one bin would always be empty and two of them full. Yet, as I looked at the sight…
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God to dwell with us in the new earth
By Glen Argan This Sunday’s Second Reading from the Book of Revelation is among the most astounding short pieces in the Bible. Situated after Christ’s victory over Satan and after the universal judgment, “the holy city, the new Jerusalem, [comes] down out of heaven from God.” And we thought that, at the end of time,…
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Motherhood: One of God’s greatest gifts
By Glen Argan (Originally published on Novalis’ Seeds of Faith blog.) Motherhood is one of God’s greatest gifts – for both the mother and the child. That it is a gift for the child is obvious. The child would have no life without its mother and would also lack the physical and emotional nurturing that…
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The Good Shepherd leads us to freedom
By Glen Argan Relationship. That is the key to the Good Shepherd. In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” We follow Jesus because he knows us and because we trust him. So often, our image of God gets distorted into seeing God as Commander in…
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Courage necessary to walk the path of inter-religious dialogue
By Glen Argan (Originally published in The Catholic Register, April 7, 2019) Hatred, murder and mayhem will not prevail. The power of love is stronger. At least, that’s the dream. In his March 31 homily at a Mass in Morocco, Pope Francis urged the country’s tiny Catholic community to be “an oasis of mercy.” He…
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Islanders’ goalie shows courage in action
By Glen Argan (First published in The Catholic Register) For fans of the Edmonton Oilers, like myself, the Stanley Cup playoffs are a time of mourning. Our team has only made it to the playoffs once in the last 13 years. Well, we can cheer for another Canadian team, but this season all three which…
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Man on the shore breaks through the darkness
By Glen Argan “I am going fishing,” Peter said, and six other disciples sailed with him out into the dark. The dark. The place where God is absent, where that absence is felt. The night was long. It always is when we sail, seeking to achieve great things without the Lord’s help. The North Star…
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Easter faith rooted in personal encounter with Christ
By Glen Argan (First published in The Catholic Register) Belief in the bodily resurrection from the dead of the crucified Christ is the core of Christian faith. St. Paul stated the point succinctly – “If Christ had not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15.17). Indeed,…
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What is the Catholic lifestyle teachers should live?
By Glen Argan Alberta’s Catholic school system is again under fire from the province’s education minister, David Eggen. The issue this time is the “Catholicity clause” in teachers’ contracts which require teachers to agree to live a Catholic lifestyle. That Catholic teachers ought to live virtuous lives should be obvious. Our schools exist to impart…
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The Catholic Church’s Changing Position on the Death Penalty
Originally posted on Glen Argan.com: A Presentation to the Edmonton Mennonite-Catholic Dialogue Glen Argan | 30 November 2018 ‘Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land.’ (Psalm 101.8) ‘Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.’ (Matthew 5.39) Although the death…
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