Some 15 years ago, Princess Diana died in a Paris car crash and the whole world, save for the Queen, apparently went mad, confusing the death of a celebrity princess with that of a historic figure of heroic sanctity. So when Mother Teresa, an actual saint, died a few days later, it was as if God sent a gentle reminder about what authentic holiness looks like. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
25 and 40 years of shame
Canada, U.S. have world’s most extreme abortion licence
Twenty-five years ago, on Jan. 28, 1988, the Supreme Court handed down the Morgentaler decision, ruling that Canada’s then rather permissive abortion law was unconstitutional. The court did not rule that Canada could not have an abortion law, but the one that it had was unduly burdensome, and so returned the matter to Parliament. Continue reading
We should have known
This week, Oprah declared Lance Armstrong “certainly the biggest interview I’ve ever done.” It will air on her cable network tonight and tomorrow. Continue reading
Desmond Tutu and hell
Victor Chan is the Dalai Lama’s man in Vancouver, arranging the Buddhist monk’s visits to that city. In a new book, The Wisdom of Compassion, Chan documents those visits, especially an encounter between the Dalai Lama and South Africa’s Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Vancouver in 2004. Continue reading
‘God is a sports fan’
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Thanks to those readers who sent their sympathies, mocking and sincere, upon the occasion of Notre Dame’s crushing loss in the national U.S. college championship game on Monday night. Alabama, the most successful program in college football, won its third championship in four years by knocking the gold right off Notre Dame’s helmets. The 42-14 score was closer than the game actually was. It was over as soon as it began. Continue reading