Note from the Managing Editor:

After the Canadian government's Cannabis Act received royal assent in the Senate on June 21, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the recreational use of marijuana would cease to be a crime on October 17.

The Supreme Court concluded that denying straight couples civil partnerships was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.

The German guidelines argue that people in "grave spiritual distress" can include some Protestant spouses with a longing for Holy Communion but who cannot have that desire blessed by the Church.

Now is the time to demand that Trump remain true to his campaign promise. The next Justice of the Supreme Court needs to be unequivocally pro-life.

In the USA, we have long understood that the first amendment protects people from compelled speech.

Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement.

The 2016 study found that Indian-born women living in Ontario who already had two daughters were giving birth to many more boys than girls: 196 boys for every 100 girls. Those findings suggested that the practice of gender selection through abortion is being practiced in Canada.

Assisted death proponents argue for physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia on the grounds of promoting autonomy and suspending suffering. Suicide groups like the Dutch Cooperatie Laatste Wil ask the next logical question: why is physician involvement needed at all?

Just because we don't yet have a cure for certain ailments doesn't mean we should skip treating the symptoms to alleviate suffering, even if only for the short-term.

We all know that we are weak and need help to stay in God's grace and out of sin.

The Church is largely seen as an institution of authority, which it is, but more than anything it is a sign to the world of God's gift of salvation and the love He extends to all peoples in every age. Authority and love go hand-in-hand.

Repeated sin breaks down any illusions we have that we can do it on our own.

Idolatry is the worship of that which is not the Lord. It is precisely in light of this definition that it is incumbent upon us to reflect on the various subtle yet nefarious ways idolatry informs our everyday assumptions, habits, and work.

Rhetoric is the art of making the Good and the True attractive by highlighting their Beauty. It should reflect what we think is true and important. And we should use it as a tool to deprogram people who've been brainwashed to think otherwise.

Peter Kreeft's Forty Reasons I Am a Catholic is a commendably concise apologetic.

"There are more Christians and other people of faith in Hollywood than you'd think."

Fr. Mike tells us to enjoy the good things of the Lord so that in all things, whether eating or drinking, we can give glory to God.

Fr. Mike answers the question, "Can I pray if I am in mortal sin?" The short answer: yes.