From shutting down farms to global control: Is agriculture as we know it coming to an end?
”Sustainable agriculture’ with ‘net zero greenhouse gas emissions’ is Orwellian doublespeak,’ said reporter William Engdahl. ‘What in fact is being promoted is the most radical destruction of farming and agriculture globally under the name ‘sustainable agriculture.”
European politician Christine Anderson delivers rousing speech in Ottawa after venue cancelation
‘I wasn’t the one picking this fight. I didn’t want this fight. They picked the fight. Well they got it, the fight is on,’ European Member of Parliament Christine Anderson told an Ottawa crowd on Thursday.
We Need More Words of Fraternity From the Church, Says European Rabbi
Rabbi David Meyer David Meyer, a leading figure in Jewish-Christian dialogue in Europe and a co-signer of a recent open letter to Pope Francis, discusses the controversies surrounding the Church’s stance in the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict.
2023 Ratzinger Prize Reflects on Theological Legacy of Late Pope Benedict XVI
Courtesy photo Pope Francis meets with Father Federico Lombardi, president of the Ratzinger Foundation and Vatican spokesman during Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate (left), and the 2023 Ratzinger Prize recipients Father Pablo Blanco Sarto (center) and Professor Francesc Torralba (right) at the Vatican on Nov. 30, 2023. “The legacy of Pope Benedict XVI is alive and […]
Cardinal Tobin: Faith leaders can influence the world on climate change
Cardinal Joseph Tobin: We must align our spiritual values with our actions toward the planet and each other.
In ‘Doppelganger,’ Naomi Klein investigates her twin and uncovers a shadow world
Naomi Klein’s new book serves as a kind of sociopolitical post-mortem of the Covid era, in which our social divisions and paranoias only grew more strident. It is also tragically timely.
Remembering The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan, the raucous and tragic sage of Irish music
Shane MacGowan once said that he was the one that God would use to save Irish music. Despite a public persona that was often less than saintly, he grappled with faith in many of his iconic songs.
What my mother’s Advent gift tradition taught me about the true meaning of giving
Because of her, I have never lost the strong sense of hope, reflection and presence of the season
The Tsar, the rule of law, and the making of a legend…
Last night, I made it to the movies to see the new Napoleon biopic. I’ll spare you a full amateur film review, though I thought it was by no means on a par with Ridley Scott’s great works but still pretty good. The French news magazine Le Point called the film “very anti-French and very […]
The Long Weekend, Super Sunday, or Double Christmas — how will you do Mass this Dec. 25?
With the first Sunday of Advent just around the corner, Christmas is on the way — and this year the feast falls on a Monday in 2023, immediately following the fourth Sunday of Advent. With Advent shrunk to the shortest possible count of days, Catholics get a little less time for seasonal anticipation, but they […]