Spiritual Despondency, Vanity of Vanities, Foolishness to the World, and...
It is rare for me to take notes during Mass. But today I did. The priest began his homily by referencing a book that he then encouraged us to read. The book is by Kathleen Norris and is called Acedia...
View ArticleThoughts on Henry V
Shakespeare’s The Life of Henry the Fifth (1599) portrays a medieval campaign undertaken by a chivalrous Christian king in a just cause leading the defeat of the many French by the few English. - Barry...
View ArticleThe Valley of the Dry Bones: Genocide and Resurrection
The time has come for me to share this key experience of the Reflections on Rwanda program here with you. In May 2012, I travelled on the Reflections on Rwanda program, a two-week trip for Canadian...
View ArticleLittle deaths and little resurrections
“We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.” These words we spoke as we genuflected at each Station of the Cross. After bundling up to shield...
View ArticleWhat are the Foundations of International Political Economy?
Here are some initial thoughts I have for a paper I am writing in a class called Politics of the International and Economic Order. I would like to argue that among political scientists, there is a...
View Article“The Anonymous Passive”
This evening I attended the first annual Frank Eyck Memorial Lecture in German History at the University of Calgary. Guest lecturer Dr. Christopher Browning from the University of North Carolina –...
View ArticleSacred Trust Abuse Scandals
My child, sit here with me. Tell me what troubles you. Only if you want to. I am Father Gregory. [...] I can’t tell you, Father. Would you like to go to Confession? I can’t, Father. I did terrible...
View ArticleReading Week Part 1: The Malaise of Modernity by Charles Taylor
In honour of this week which has been sanctified by the University as “Reading Week”, I will blog about books. I just finished reading The Malaise of Modernity by Charles Taylor. The book resulted from...
View ArticleReading Week Part 2: The Revolt of the Masses by José Ortega y Gasset
This evening I finished reading José Ortega y Gasset’s book The Revolt of the Masses. Soon, I intend to write more reflectively on what I have read, but for now, here are my favorite quotations from...
View ArticleReading Week Part 3: On Hunting by Roger Scruton
This evening I finished reading Roger Scruton’s book On Hunting. It was a delight to read this short memoir indoors on a Saturday snuggled with a blanket and beside a fire. It reminded me of reading...
View ArticleThe Letter I Wrote to Ralph Klein When I Was 15
Ralph Klein died on Good Friday 2013. Along with Christ, he knew the importance of sacrifice. It is a great testament to his leadership and character that almost every Albertan has some story about...
View ArticleEuthanasia Advocate: “Well, I think my family would like my money”
Earlier this year I attended Dying with Dignity seminar. After the day-long seminar on how to be a “choice in dying” apologist, I had some conversations with the elderly folks in attendence. The...
View ArticleAlberta PCs: Some Party That I Used to Know
Alberta PCs: Some Party That I Used To Know CALGARY, ALBERTA (APRIL 11, 2013) Today marks the launch of the YouTube “Alberta PCs: Some Party That I Used To Know.” This video is a grassroots effort and...
View ArticlePCs = Political Censors – Amanda’s Twitter Account Suspended
CALGARY, ALBERTA (APRIL 12, 2013, 10:06) We know the Progressive Conservatives don’t handle dissent very well. Yesterday, the last tweet I read before going to sleep said: “@AmandaAchtman stop spamming...
View ArticleMomentum Report: “Some Party That I Used To Know”
Thank you to everyone who has shared the “Some Party That I Used To Know” video with their family, friends, and fellow citizens through email, Facebook, and Twitter. The response has been great! Here...
View ArticlePoem: Only the gods are wise
Only the gods are wise The living imitations we ought not idolize Refracted lights that shine quite dim Emptiness overflows unto the brim Seeking hungrily new knowledge We eagerly provide a stage The...
View ArticleThe Ridiculous Woman: A Public Intellectual Parallels Dostoevsky’s...
Capacities to Act and to Love Recently, Marina Nemat gave participants at Acton University an account of her experiences as a political prisoner in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. After...
View ArticleDon’t be a Nodder: Painting, Poem, and Periagoge
On Saturday I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with a group of wonderful students with whom I am currently attending the Witherspoon Institute‘s First Principles seminar....
View ArticleAt Yonge and Dundas Square: Collecting Street Propaganda so you don’t have to
So, I recently moved to Toronto. And often I pass by Yonge and Dundas Square, a main public square downtown. It’s always a lively and bustling place. You can count on seeing street performers and...
View ArticleHuman Action versus Behaviourialism: Can Praxeology and Experimental...
Here is my presentation on Human Action and Behaviouralism that I delivered at the Toronto Austrian Scholars Conference on November 2, 2013 at the University of Toronto.
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