Dr. Christopher S. Morrissey

Read the latest Global Theatre column

C. S. Morrissey

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Redeemer Pacific College

Translator of Hesiod's Theogony / Works and Days

A bibliography of writings by C. S. Morrissey for The B.C. Catholic:

2013

• "March for Life reveals Emperor Obama's new clothes", The B.C. Catholic (Feb 4, 2013), 7 and 11. [PDF]
  


• "Critics paint portrait of duchess with unfavourable brush", The B.C. Catholic (Jan 21, 2013), 7. [PDF]
  


• "All the world's a stage, and we are merely tweeters", The B.C. Catholic (Jan 7, 2013), 7. [HTML]
  

2012

• "Spielberg stinks up math, politics, and film-making", The B.C. Catholic (Dec 17, 2012), 9. [HTML]
  


• "Pope illuminates 'reasonableness of faith in God'", The B.C. Catholic (Dec 3, 2012), 7. [HTML]
  


• "Church remains 'patroness and protector' of Latin", The B.C. Catholic (Nov 26, 2012), 7. [HTML]
  


• "Documentary explores Christian teachings on hell", The B.C. Catholic (Oct 1, 2012), 15. [HTML] [blog].
  


• "St. Thomas Aquinas enters the U.S. election race", The B.C. Catholic (Sep 3, 2012), 7. [HTML version] [PDF]
  


• "Latin diplomas debut at Redeemer Pacific College", The B.C. Catholic (May 28, 2012), 2. [HTML version]
  


• "The spirit of the liturgy: 'And with your spirit'", The B.C. Catholic (May 7, 2012), 8.
  


• "The Hunger Games delivers a lesson on divine rescue", The B.C. Catholic (Apr 2, 2012), 7–8. [HTML version]
  


• "Anti-Catholicism: a double standard that deserves doubt", The B.C. Catholic (Mar 12, 2012), 11. [HTML version: The complete review]
  


• "Renewing conviviality: An interview with Peter Stockland", The B.C. Catholic (Mar 5, 2012), 7. [HTML version: The complete interview]
  


• "Emperor asks a number of questions about life & faith", The B.C. Catholic (Feb 27, 2012), 7.
  


• "Sola laus leaves liturgy at a loss, says Aldergrove pastor", The B.C. Catholic (Feb 13, 2012), 2. [HTML version]
  

2011

• "Capitalism needs Catholicism to succeed", The B.C. Catholic (Nov 7, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  


• "Do you take unfair cream & sugar with your 'fair trade' coffee?", The B.C. Catholic (Sep 19, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  


• "Is Fair Trade really a poverty solution?", The B.C. Catholic (Sep 12, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  


• "Theology intertwines with science — Part 2", The B.C. Catholic (Aug 22, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  [corrected sentence (substitute for the sentence at the end of the ninth paragraph):
  "Ideoscopic science thus presupposes and cannot be founded on anything other than cenoscopic experience."]
  


• "Theology intertwines with science", The B.C. Catholic (Jul 25, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  [to be read with a caveat (from John Deely's Four Ages) on "What to Do with Common Sense?"]
  


• "'Fair trade' fails to live up to its message", The B.C. Catholic (Jul 11, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  


• "Meditations impart insight on education", review of Ryan Topping, Augustine
  (Continuum Library of Educational Thought, Vol. 17), in The B.C. Catholic (Jun 6, 2011), 7.
  


• In the news: "Do good, avoid evil: unwritten law", The B.C. Catholic (May 2, 2011), 3–13.
  


• "Bottling up discontent over water issues", The B.C. Catholic (Feb 28, 2011), 7.
  [my reply to the proponents of a one-size-fits-all solution]
  


• "Redeemer Pacific explores bishops' letter on chastity:
  Lecture tackled questions surrounding 'authentic Christian chastity' and why it's important today", The B.C. Catholic (Feb 14, 2011), 3.
  


• "The right to water, 'an essential element':
  Human connectivity can be enabled by 'a network of economic institutions,' Pope Benedict writes", The B.C. Catholic (Jan 24, 2011), 7. [HTML version]
  [my reply to the enthusiasts of the bottled water crusade]
  


• "'Great authors can illuminate a culture':
  Catholic students operate an online literary lighthouse showcasing Catholic culture in Canada", The B.C. Catholic (Jan 17, 2011), 3. [HTML version]
  [interview with Catherine Nolan, the Editor-in-Chief of The Alexandrian: Journal of Catholic Culture in Canada]
  

2010

• "Facing the crusade against bottled water", The B.C. Catholic (Dec 13, 2010), 7. [HTML version]
  [my comment on why the bottled water crusade is misguided (see Nov 22 issue, page 7)]


• "Fr. Spitzer is antidote to faulty logic", The B.C. Catholic (Oct 4, 2010): 6.
  [print version of the Web publication listed below]


• "Father Spitzer: the antidote to Stephen Hawking's faulty logic", www.bccatholic.org (Sep 12, 2010).
  [my comment on the M-theory controversy: the laws of gravity and quantum theory are not unconditioned]


• "Benedict's preacher deserves better", The B.C. Catholic (Apr 12, 2010), 8.
  [my comment on the firestorm over an example to illustrate mimetic theory]


• "He paved road to understanding Aquinas", The B.C. Catholic (Mar 22, 2010), 12.
  [my obituary for Ralph McInerny: requiescat in pace]

2009

• "A Catholic take on the vampire vogue", The B.C. Catholic (Dec 21, 2009), 17.


• "Has Notre Dame University lost its faith?", The B.C. Catholic (May 18, 2009), 8.


• "Render Unto Obama? Needed: A Faith-and-Reason University", CatholicOnline.com (May 16, 2009).


• "Obama nation", The B.C. Catholic (Mar 16, 2009), 14.


• "President Visits Canada", CatholicOnline.com (Feb 19, 2009).


• "Who's your neighbour?", The B.C. Catholic (Feb 16, 2009), 9.


• "What does Obama's inauguration augur?", The B.C. Catholic (Jan 26, 2009), 4.


• "The Obama Economy: With Charity toward None?", CatholicOnline.com (Jan 22, 2009).


• "Archbishop Miller addresses Redeemer Pacific College", CatholicOnline.com (Jan 16, 2009).

2008

• "Can you get what you want? Catholic mind at work," Review of James V. Schall, The Mind that is Catholic: Philosophical and Political Essays (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2008), in The B.C. Catholic (Dec 8, 2008), 11. [View item].


• "Greek Bible now available in a new translation," The B.C. Catholic (Oct 6, 2008), 20. [View item].


• "What if? Thomas Aquinas, Political Pundit," CatholicOnline.com (Sep 17, 2008). [View item].


• "Order of Canada now a threat to liberty," The B.C. Catholic (Sept 1, 2008), 8. [View item].


• "Vatican Latin reboots education for true freedom," The B.C. Catholic (July 28, 2008), 7. [View item].


• "Catholic university is 'our heritage': Archbishop Miller speaks to Redeemer Pacific College on 'the greatness of the Catholic intellectual tradition'," The B.C. Catholic (June 23, 2008), 9. [View item].


• "Order must be 'already built in': Catholic physicist speaks at TWU on harmony of modern physics and ancient faith," The B.C. Catholic (Apr 21, 2008), 2. [View item].


• "Faith, reason, and the university," The B.C. Catholic (Mar 31, 2008), 4 and 16. [View item].


• "Canada has unique religious political history: priest," The B.C. Catholic (Mar 31, 2008), 4. [View item].


• "'Fair looks and a kind heart' not enough," The B.C. Catholic (Mar 17, 2008), 14. [View item].


• "Students take on the ogres of Spiderwick," The B.C. Catholic (Mar 3, 2008), 10. [View item].


• "Catholic students 'Meet the Spartans'," The B.C. Catholic (Feb 11, 2008), 7. [View item].


2007 – 2004

• "Pope Benedict contemplates truth," The B.C. Catholic (Dec 17, 2007), 25. [View item].


• "Pope proposes a new 'solidarity' against utopian ideologies," Catholic Ezine (November 2007). [View item].


• "Document on one, true Church advances ecumenism," The B.C. Catholic (July 23, 2007), 12. [View item].


• "Redeemer launches ecumenical journal", C. S. Morrissey interviewed by J. J. Hutcheson in The B.C. Catholic (November 6, 2006): 4.


• "The way toward wisdom is through metaphysics", Review of Benedict M. Ashley, The Way toward Wisdom in The B.C. Catholic (October 2, 2006): 8.


• "The truth about modern physics, man, and God," Review of Anthony Rizzi, The Science Before Science: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st Century, in The B.C. Catholic (May 9, 2005), 8. [View item].


• "A voice of reason in today's world," Review of James V. Schall, S.J., Roman Catholic Political Philosophy, in The B.C. Catholic (August 30, 2004), 9. [View item].