Fundamental political leadership demanded that Prime Minister Trudeau unequivocally declare before Christmas whether he would try to continue leading Canada or resign.

Congratulations to The CatholicRegister for publishing the Dec. 1 guest column “What Catholics need to know about Palestine” by Catholics for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis did not attend the consecration ceremony at Notre Dame because he was busy on Dec. 7 consecrating Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo and 20 other prelates to the College of Cardinals. Both ceremonies were of deep Christian import. Notre Dame represented resurrection, and the new Cardinals renewal. Both were a celebration of life.

J.R.R. Tolkien������Ƶapp Middle-earth — the world of The Lord of the Rings and now the new animated film The War of the Rohirrim — was born, first and foremost, from Tolkien������Ƶapp intense and lifelong love for language.

Perhaps most relevant at this time is that there is a well-known phobia fearing the arrival of the new year — neoannophobia — and as one would expect, a saint to counter this unease — St. Sylvester.

The Globe and Mail interviewed business leaders about Dominic LeBlanc������Ƶapp appointment as finance minister, so it set the parameters for the resulting story. These men are entitled to their opinions, but their assumption that Canada������Ƶapp finance minister needs to be “one of us” shows a lack of regard for broader concerns.

Imagine two doors before you. One wide. One narrow. You stand on the threshold. A moment of decision. The wide door hints at busy brightness behind. But the mere presence of another door is intriguing.

A blog post Fr. Troy Nguyen, Chaplain of St. Francis Xavier Chaplaincy in the diocese of Calgary.

In the newsletter of Catholic Charities of the Toronto Archdiocese, Executive Director Agnes Thomas pinpoints the divine-human connection at the heart of the consistory where Archbishop Francis Leo was made a cardinal.

Excerpt from Pope Francis’ homily at Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.