Religion helped defeat the first Catholic U.S. presidential contender
Al Smith fell prey to the three Ps – prohibition, prejudice and prosperity – in 1928
Al Smith fell prey to the three Ps – prohibition, prejudice and prosperity – in 1928
Independent schools should be encouraged, funded in Ontario
A survey shows that independent school graduates are much more likely to work for the common good. How can that be bad?
A survey shows that independent school graduates are much more likely to work for the common good. How can that be bad?
The same truths are part of every religious and philosophical tradition
Each of us needs to be true to our mission if we’re to be effective agents of universal change
Each of us needs to be true to our mission if we’re to be effective agents of universal change
A spiritual leadership grounded in reality
Fostering collaboration rather than conflict, the Aga Khan builds bridges between people, religions and cultures to help the world’s most vulnerable
Fostering collaboration rather than conflict, the Aga Khan builds bridges between people, religions and cultures to help the world’s most vulnerable
Compassion and tenderness can overcome evil
It’s far too easy to look at others as the problem with the world. It’s much harder to see our own commonality as humans
It’s far too easy to look at others as the problem with the world. It’s much harder to see our own commonality as humans
Waiting for enlightenment in fundamentalist Islamic law
Religious authorities still hold on to their power, insisting that completely outdated concepts must stay
Religious authorities still hold on to their power, insisting that completely outdated concepts must stay
How to confront sex abuse in the Catholic church
If we’re to rid the world of this horrendous theft of innocence, we need to approach it the same way we approached the Holocaust
If we’re to rid the world of this horrendous theft of innocence, we need to approach it the same way we approached the Holocaust
Call for papal apology an affront to religious liberty
MPs telling bishops what to do is a monstrous misunderstanding of the relationship between political power and civil society
MPs telling bishops what to do is a monstrous misunderstanding of the relationship between political power and civil society
The overwhelming imagery of the Crucifixion
The child that was me experienced the lead-up to Easter as foreboding rather than inspiring
The child that was me experienced the lead-up to Easter as foreboding rather than inspiring
The pope, the president and the resurrection of Poland
Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan shared a vision of an independent Poland. Together, they helped the country break free from the Soviet bloc
Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan shared a vision of an independent Poland. Together, they helped the country break free from the Soviet bloc