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Birth Control Contretemps Drove Many Away from the Church’s Dishonesty

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     The literal interpretation of Scripture was broadly accepted throughout Christendom. Infallibility was like an insurance policy against dissent. If he acknowledged that the...

John Shields: Spiritual Innovator and Good Friend

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     When John Shields died last month, I felt as though I had lost not only a good friend but also a trusted and...

John Shields Memorial Gave Ample Witness to ‘A Big Life’

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     Rarely are accurate, personal portraits of a deceased person heard at Memorials.  There is simply too much emotional baggage carried by family and...

Living Ethically in Face of Death: Probing Some Deeper Questions

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     On June 5, 2014, the National Assembly of Quebec passed Bill 52, also known as “An Act respecting end-of-life care”. The Act allows...

Comox Catholic Hospital Expansion Highlights Assisted-Dying Issue

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      The planned expansion of the Comox Valley’s hospice beds has sparked a heated debate about medical assistance in dying, which isn’t allowed...

BC Pro-poverty Policy is ‘Sickening’ and Costly

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     Last week, my students were discussing public-health ethics. One group pointed out, correctly, that doing nothing is a policy decision.      What,...

Medical Assistance in Dying: John Shields – ‘A Man Needs a MAiD’

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“My life is changing in so many ways I don’t know who to trust any more. There’s a shadow running through my days Like a...

Bethlehem Sponsors ‘Spirituality Beyond Borders’

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     Spirituality Beyond Borders, a new educational program in Central Vancouver Island, held its first conference at the Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo from April...

Bethlehem Sponsors ‘Spirituality Beyond Borders’

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     Spirituality Beyond Borders, a new educational program in Central Vancouver Island, held its first conference at the Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo from April...

Couple Dedicated to Ethiopian Preschool

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     At 80 years old, Jeremy Hespeler-Boultbee has seen and done a lot in his life.      He spent two years fighting for...