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WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS

KENNETH WESTHUES
Professor Emeritus
University of Waterloo, Canada

Updated with quotes for March 2026:

Classic:
The scapeoat mechanism is a powerful tool for social cohesion, but it comes at great cost to the individuals who become victims.
— René Girard.

Direct:
The threat of a war of all against all is eased by a war of all against one.
— Review of a book by René Girard, Catholic New Times, 16 December 2001.

Garden moment for March 2026:

In Niagara, snowdrops often make their appearance in February, sometimes even in January, but not until March in this relatively severe winter of 2026. What welcome harbingers of spring they are, poking through leaves and nestling against rocks!

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