Common Decency

'Days of hatred and intimidation do not encourage open discussion'

The strain and stain of Islamophobia runs deep in Canada, and arguably stronger in Quebec than elsewhere

'I wasn’t prepared for it, and was taken by emotional and even physical surprise'

Wearing of 'dog collar' elicits various reactions

Christian hymn sung by Jewish grandfather continues to resonate

'The antics of the Christian right turn people away from Christianity, and understandably so'

O ne of the first things Christians are taught in catechism class is that the Son of God is not a sausage roll. It’s part of a deeper theology, of course—other pastry snacks are not specified, but He is never, ever a sausage roll.

W hen Toronto lawyer and former NDP provincial candidate Julian Heller told me that his grandfather had scored the most goals in a single soccer game for Germany in that country’s history, I assumed it couldn’t be true. I was wrong.

I don’t usually write book reviews in this space but in this case I simply couldn’t resist. Because “Our Daily Bread, From Argos to the Altar – A Priest’s Story” by Alex Frost, a Church of England priest, is a quite wonderful and essential volume.