This is the third in a series about local books from last year, and there will be at least one more. (The first two are here and here.) We really do have a wealth of books being produced every year…
A wealth of local books from 2021 (#3)
The power of communal discernment: learning together with Regent Exchange
Regent Exchange is accepting applications for its next 12-month learning journey; see below for details. The last chair was stacked, the tables folded and put away, and the final few guests lingered by the door. Volunteers hung up their aprons…
Restrictions imposed on Catholic Club raise many questions
Public school officials at Eric Hamber Secondary School approved a Catholic Club last fall. A month later they imposed restrictions on what it is allowed to do, following negative public response. The case raises a number of important questions about…
Around Town: Mission Central SERVE thrives, some events postponed, Pallay
Mission Central SERVE (formerly Missions Fest) will be meeting online again this year, mostly, but the three-day event will offer many of the same elements that made the in-person event at Canada Place so popular: Mission Central SERVE (January 28…
A wealth of local books from 2021 (#2)
At the end of last year I posted an article about the abundant crop of books written by local authors. I was surprised that I found 15 to write about and had some left over. I am amazed, as I…
Another bumper year for books, both general and academic
Last year I posted an article about the abundant crop of books written by professors at local Christian institutions. This year I will include non-academic books. Not that the number of quality of academic books has declined, it’s just that…
On criminalizing freedom: the reality of Bill C-4 (conversion therapy)
Canada’s House of Commons and Senate each agreed earlier this month to pass Bill C-4 without any debate or discussion. The Bill to ban conversion therapy will come into force January 7, 2022. Iain Provan has written this response. Throughout the…