Convivium

Paramedics in Ottawa will soon have the option of caring for palliative patients on the scene, but existing issues of overcrowding in Ontario hospitals are a concern for healthcare experts Greg Kung and Dr. Andrew Taylor. Despite the Quebec government announcing in January it would cancel the last substantial religious element of provincial school... curriculum, Concordia University's Catholic students were hard at work. Peter Stockland reports. A new HBO miniseries explores Vatican power politics but does it cause offense or invite deeper reflection? Both, argues Convivium contributor Josh Nadeau. Martin Scorseses homage to Mafiosos movies is ultimately a tale of life experienced from the perspective of eternity, Father Raymond de Souza writes. Rabbi Reuven Bulka examines a recent Cardus Religious Freedom report on human dignity, suggesting that there may be more to the question surrounding the freedom to make personal choices. An innovative approach by Winnipeg journalist John Longhurst engages religious communities in the media by asking them to fund multi-faith coverage, Conviviums Rebecca Darwent reports.Read More