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Thomas Merton’s Unspeakable End

Literary / Arts

Thomas Merton: Monk on the Edge Essays edited by Ross Labrie and Angus Stuart, Thomas Merton Society of Canada, 2012, 199 pages ppbk Thomas Merton:...

Thomas Merton & Leonard Cohen: The Journey of ‘Going Home’

Main Feature

  ICN editor, Patrick Jamieson received notice of a Nov. 10, 2012 one-day Retreat on these two legendary poets, writers, mystics and artists, exploring the...

Robert Fisk in Victoria

Lead story

  Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk spoke at UVIC February 1 at the invitation of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME)....

Island Ireland Pilgrims: A Soul Yearning

Other news

  Winter came. Winter with its damp air, long dark nights, and cold. It was a time to take stock, reflect on the year past,...

Father Flannery’s Condemnation Augers Deeper Vatican Problems

Other news

On Sunday, February 3rd, Father Tony Flannery was interviewed on CBC radio. Michael Enright’s Sunday Morning program featured this popular Irish priest who was recently...

Note from Chincha Baja, Peru

Other news

  Today, I read what Dorothy Day said in 1971: “If your brother is hungry, you feed him. You don’t meet him at the door...

Science and Religion

Letters to the editor

  The Editor:    It took the Vatican about 450 years to finally clearly admit Galileo was correct. It still wants to keep its head...

Assisted Suicide is a Slippery Slope for Society

Letters to the editor

  Editor    Your Sunday edition included a lopsided story on the assisted suicide case that will be heard by the BC Appeal Court in...

Benedict’s Resignation: Time to Move From Religious to Spirituality

Letters to the editor

  In many regards my goodbye salute to Pope Benedict XVI is to be found in my book, The Pope’s War: How Ratzingers Crusade Imperiled...

Pope Benedict Fails to Heed The Signs of The Times

Guest editorials

  First reactions to the pope resigning.    Take him at his word. The job is huge. He is old. He is not up to it...