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Matthew A. MacDonald

Matthew A. MacDonald, Ph.D., is a Catholic writer and filmmaker. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and children. He has lectured on religion and politics in the United States and Canada and his work has been published in The Globe and Mail, Political Theology, the Journal of Islamic Philosophy, the American Journal of Islamic Social Science and the Ottawa Citizen.

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Praying with the spiritual masterwork of Pharoah Sanders

Over 55 years ago, legendary jazz musician Pharoah Sanders recorded a spiritualist masterwork that remains a critical piece of art in 2026.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy David Lammy meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Feb. 14 at the Munich Security Conference. (Wikimedia Commons/Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office/Elliot Vick)

A vision worth fighting for: A Canadian response to JD Vance

For me, God is more important than my country, but my country is still worth fighting for. It's my home, and it's where I continue to learn what love is. 

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