Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:01:11 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Christ answers our historic kairos moment /opinion/columnists/item/34923-christ-answers-our-historic-kairos-moment /opinion/columnists/item/34923-christ-answers-our-historic-kairos-moment

People in the modern Western world are often shocked when they read PlatoƵapp Republic and see the great philosopher criticizing democracy as one of the lowest forms of governing society. For Plato, democracy and tyranny (the lowest form) are as one with the tyrant merely the most self-centred type of ruler. 

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Register Columnists Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:07:35 -0400
Faith: Coming full circle, from story books to spirituality /faith/columnists/item/25262-faith-coming-full-circle-from-story-books-to-spirituality /faith/columnists/item/25262-faith-coming-full-circle-from-story-books-to-spirituality

My first love was literature, novels and poetry. As a child, I loved story books, mysteries and adventures. In grade school, I was made to memorize poetry and loved the exercise. High School introduced me to more serious literature: Shakespeare, Kipling, Keats, Wordsworth, Browning. On the side, I still read story books, cowboy tales from the old West taken from my dadƵapp bookshelf.

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frronrolheiser@catholicregister.org (Fr. Ron Rolheiser) Fr. Ron Rolheiser Thu, 25 May 2017 09:49:33 -0400
Men who wait are a rare breed /item/20371-men-who-wait-are-a-rare-breed /item/20371-men-who-wait-are-a-rare-breed

In todayƵapp dating world, men who want to wait until marriage for sex are unicorns. People say they exist, but no one you know has ever dated one.

Over the years, I’ve been on a lot of dates. ThereƵapp been many that went nowhere, and three that turned into somewhat serious relationships. As a practising (if somewhat lapsed) Catholic over the last five years, I had certainly never dated a unicorn.

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YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 05 Jun 2015 06:30:00 -0400
KingƵapp opens new centre for Catholic research /item/20250-king-s-opens-new-centre-for-catholic-research /item/20250-king-s-opens-new-centre-for-catholic-research

LONDON, Ont. - KingƵapp University College has created a new research centre for Catholic thought.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 15 May 2015 07:00:00 -0400
Jesuit centenarian knew what he wanted in life /faith/item/20083-jesuit-centenarian-knew-what-he-wanted-in-life /faith/item/20083-jesuit-centenarian-knew-what-he-wanted-in-life

When you are about to turn 100 thereƵapp a tendency for people to fuss over you and ask silly questions.

When people began asking 99.9-year-old Fr. Michael Lapierre what it felt like to turn 100, he told them “I don’t have a choice.” On May 2, CanadaƵapp oldest Jesuit will take his 100th birthday in stride.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Faith Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:00:00 -0400