Women’s Finals and the Perils of Groupthink
Originally published at Catholic Insight on September 25, 2018.By now, avid sports fans throughout the Western world and anyone who follows the news regularly will have heard of Serena Williams’s b…
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Perpetuating the Gender Myth in Sports
Originally published at Crisis Magazine on September 21, 2018. On Saturday, September 8, 2018, Serena Williams had a mental breakdown at the US Open women’s finals. Her behavior was inexcu…
Cobra Kai: A Nostalgic Adventure
Originally published at Catholic Insight on June 26, 2018.Cobra Kai is the latest addition to the epic Karate Kid saga. It takes place 34 years (!) after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament of th…
Sweeping Up Martin Luther King’s Dream
Originally published in Convivium on April 2, 2018. Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and August 28 will be the 55th anniversary of his f…
The Peterson–Craig Encounter: A Missed Opportunity?
Originally published at Crisis Magazine on February 23, 2018. On January 26, Wycliffe College, a graduate school federated with the University of Toronto, hosted a discussion on the questio…
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A Dialogue on Life’s Meaning: An Assessment
Originally published at Catholic Insight on February 9, 2018.A graduate school affiliated with the University of Toronto hosted an event revolving around three distinct perspectives centred on the fol…
Stay on God’s Path to Avoid Our Disposition to Violence
Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on January 22, 2018. Re: Bullets strike three east-end homes on second anniversary of gang homicide, Jan. 11This article documenting the shooting on Jan.…
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An Approach to the Santa Legend
Originally published at Catholic Insight on December 24, 2017. This year, I want to raise an issue that is often neglected by many Christians, concerning the character of Santa Claus. Who is he, real…
Canada’s Free Speech Wars
Originally published at Crisis Magazine on December 6, 2017. In Canada, the assaults on free speech continue like clockwork. Free speech, a self-correcting mechanism that makes possible…
The Governor General’s Hubris and Anti-Intellectualism
Originally published in City Light News 29:12 (December 2017), 6…
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