Category: My Freelance Articles
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Quebec’s war on religion no source of pride
By Glen Argan (Originally published in The Catholic Register) Since the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, Quebec governments have been bent on driving religion out of their culture. Ironically, this campaign has coexisted with the broader campaign to preserve Quebec’s uniqueness in an English-speaking North America. I say “ironically” because it was the Catholic Church…
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We all share responsibility for fate of Indigenous women
By Glen Argan (Originally published in The Catholic Register, June 16, 2019) In our liturgy, Catholics confess that we have “greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do.” Sin takes more than one form, and often what we fail to do…
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Modi’s mysticism does not overcome sectarian tribalism
(Originally published in The Catholic Register, Toronto) By Glen Argan The overwhelming election victory of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has heightened fears among members of the nation’s minority religions, including Christians. Yet Christians in the Western world might well learn some lessons, both positive and negative, from Modi’s politics of Hindu…
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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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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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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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Truth takes a back seat in Khashoggi case
By Glen Argan (originally published in The Catholic Register, October 28, 2018, www.catholicregister.org) My plan had been to write this week on the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul’s encyclical The Splendour of Truth, the sainted pope’s most controversial document. However, as often happens, events intervened, and I put off writing that reflection. Maybe next…
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Positive focus helps us to take steps forward
By Glen Argan (Originally published in The Catholic Register, Sept. 30, 2018_ For several months, I have been attending yoga classes. As a tall man who has been crammed into ill-fitting chairs and desks all my life, I find these classes difficult. My body is stiff. I can be frustrated because of my inability to…
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