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Annual Conference, Subsidiarity, and the Rosary
January 27, 2026
Canada and other parts of the world have new leaders. Is it time for new conversations? Our Bishops want us to stay involved, for strong…
Turning A New Page
June 15, 2025
Canada and other parts of the world have new leaders. Is it time for new conversations? Our Bishops want us to stay involved, for strong…
Canada Federal Election 2025
April 23, 2025
2025 Canada federal election: looking beyond left and right, killing the conversation about life in Canada, prudence and theenvironment, globalization, trust in government; a prayer…
The Church in a Culture of Indifference
June 29, 2024
One of the main themes of Pope Francis’s encyclical Fratelli tutti is the menace posed by the indifference settling over our world. Indifference has always…
A Patron for AI? – Wellbeing Indexes for Policymaking –Complexities of Climate Change
March 27, 2024
Catholic Conscience is consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is through her intercession that we have grown, and we remain deeply grateful, thoroughly…
Truth & Journalism in Elections – Homelessness – Carbon Taxes – Sustainable Living– Global Rosary
December 27, 2023
The goal of our newsletter is to help readers become familiar with current events and help them practice relating those events to Catholic social teaching,…
An Officer and a Prophet
April 16, 2023
Our world is rapidly growing more complex. Individuals seeking to thrive in business, education, retirement, child rearing, or even grade school require ever-increasing and sometimes…
Truth & Light: Truth in Journalism – Mysteries of Light
February 14, 2023
In 2017 – our first year – we had a few hundred website visits and hosted perhaps half a dozen local parish events. Last year…
The Human Dignity of Frank – Identity, Values & the Purpose of Government – Mary, Star of Evangelization
November 5, 2022
Catholic Conscience is consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is through her intercession that we have grown, and we remain deeply grateful, thoroughly…
Carbon Emissions During the Pandemic – Quebec Elections – News, Legislation, and Events
September 30, 2022
An article published late last year by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has answered a question that has been…
Rights, entitlements, and desserts – 2022 US midterm elections – news, legislation, and events
July 18, 2022
Last week the Church celebrated the feast of St. John the Baptist. St. John and his relationship with Christ have much to teach us about…
What it means to be a people
March 31, 2022
Every civic act matters. Your vote matters. That letter you write to your city councillor matters. Your decision to volunteer for a charity, join a…












