One of Jesus’ most well-known and enduring parables is the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). In this story Jesus speaks plainly about what it means to love your neighbor as yourself, looking out for anyone we might meet who is in…
Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Steve Bell has recorded 21 albums of music over his career, which started when a Catholic priest gave him $10,000 to record his first album of Christian music. Raised as a Baptist with Evangelical roots, Steve has…
One of the easiest ways to know what a group, organization, or institution is all about is to examine the process by which they initiate new members. When I became a Boy Scout, I had to memorize the motto and…
On the morning of Friday, January 12, 2007, the Washington Post conducted a social experiment. The paper hired Joshua Bell, one of the world’s most gifted violin players and had him busk in a subway station during rush hour. The…
I have loved Lego for as long as I can remember. This highly sophisticated interlocking brick system captured my imagination as a child, and even as an adult I appreciate the ingenuity that goes into designing a new set. While…
Quinton Amundson Canadian Catholic News Matt Hoven’s book, On the Eighth Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport, was co-written with two PhD colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet foundational elements of this literary work were unofficially laid during the academic’s…
In 1983, The Karate Kid was released, and audiences were treated to one of the most unique (and memorable) training montages in any movie. In this case, the young apprentice Daniel, was trained by a series of chores he was…
“Catholic and Living It” is the motto of the Catholic Women’s League as it celebrates 110 years of service, right where the CWL was originally founded, here in Edmonton. The Catholic Women’s League of Edmonton, was founded by Katherine Hughes…
Many stories dedicate a good part of their introduction to what’s known as “narrative exposition,” which presents the reader/viewer with information about the characters, their histories and their relationships. This process repeats itself when characters are taken from their own…
One of the most well-known and heartrending stories about St. Peter is the account of his threefold denial of Jesus. This story can be found in all four Gospels: Matthew 26:69-75, Mark 14:66-72, Luke 22:54-62, and John 18:15-18 & 25-27.…