Patron saint for a fractured world
The Vatican recently released two documents that matter not only to The B.C. Catholic but to…
Monday, February 2, 2026
Why cooperation without consent fails — at home and abroad
In a speech Jan. 20 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Canadian Prime Ministry…
Carney can confirm his Catholic credentials
Upon Mark Carney’s formal entry into the Liberal Party leadership race almost exactly a year ago,…
May peace be the victor
The familiar claim that war solves nothing must be balanced off with the acknowledged wisdom that…
In praise of identity politics
Much of the contemporary backlash against “identity politics” rests on a confusion: Politics is always about…
2025: the year of Pope Leo XIV
When Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica to officially launch Jubilee Year…
Catholicity and democracy
“Democracy” is one of the most frequently invoked yet least understood words in contemporary politics. It…
What is Canada’s ‘democratic deficit’?
With the publication of his first book, “The Crisis of Canadian Democracy,” Andrew Coyne has returned…
A Church ready to speak up for the planet
This past week our delegation returned from COP30 in Belém, Brazil. We were eight people in…
What is faithful citizenship in a ‘culture of death’?
St. Paul’s political commands are unambiguous: “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities” (Rom…
Canada’s ominous bills that would make Orwell blush
Over the past decade, Canada has slid from policing words to policing thoughts. What was once…