Two Words You Never Want To Hear
"Like all of us, I've always admired Terry Fox, but things were different now. I shared this condition with him. Why not be like him, I thought, even in a small way . . . "...
21
Apr
20
Apr
Science and/versus Religion
"Novels based on the tension between science and religion must be numerous! Over the past few months I have read three that trace the evolution of this theme from the past to the present century"...
19
Apr
The Back Story: Part 11 – Kevin Burns
"This is the final Back Story, a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. In it, ten contributors to igNation talked about their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hoped their work for igNation will accomplish. Today, it’s an interview by and with the person who assembled the series: Kevin Burns. "...
18
Apr
Oil’s Deep State: How the Petroleum Industry Undermines Democracy and Stops Action on Global Warming – A Review
"Oil’s Deep State is not about oil but about the survival of democracy in Canada and the western world."...
17
Apr
16
Apr
An Hour With Jesus
"We are living at a time when churches must be locked between services to protect these sacred places from vandalism. It is a sad commentary to modern living, but also a practical and necessary solution"....
15
Apr
The Humboldt Broncos and the Strong Arms of Saskatchewan – Third Sunday of Easter.
"We’ve all been affected by last week’s terrible tragedy on a highway in rural Saskatchewan. Sadness and grief disrupted the peace and sleep of much of the country."...
13
Apr
Giving Renewed Meaning to the Title of Pope
"Pope John and Pope Francis were to my mind outsider Popes. That is they were ready to break free of the orthodoxy of the administrative church and bend it more toward a pastoral church. "...
12
Apr
The Back Story: Part 10 – Joan Levy Earle
"Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a series of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish."...
11
Apr
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
“Jews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because they never gave up the faith that one day they would be free to live as Jews without fear.”...