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Jerry Archibald, ICN Columnist, Rest in Peace

Obituaries

Our loving Jerry passed away on February 18, 2024, surrounded by those he loved and those who loved him. Jerry was known for his kindness,...

Remi The Person — Reflections by a Double Cousin

Other Features

Remi and my father, who grew up together on neighbouring farms, are double first cousins. Remi’s mother was a De Pape. My father was named...

Good News and Bad News about Gaza

Other news

There’s good news and bad news following the passage of a motion on Palestine last night in Parliament. The good news is that Parliament has...

Thomas Merton Crime Scene Photos

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INTRODUCTION The photographs of Thomas Merton’s body taken by the first witnesses were deliberately hidden for almost 50 years. Our discovery of these photographs has...

You Probably Won’t Publish This Poem

Poetry

this poem won’t make the New Yorker it won’t talk about sensitive issues that make women weep you won’t publish it because it dares to...

Prophetic Vision of Bishop Remi De Roo: Social Justice

Other Features

My focus is on the immediate experience of justice within the Vancouver Island and British Columbia community and how it was and remains impacted by...

De Roo Symposium: Remi The Shepherd

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Today I wish to share with you our experience of Vatican II. Together with Andre and Mary-Catherine Ruel who are present here this evening. Ralph...

Remi De Roo on Colonialism — Pilgrim and Prophet Excerpts

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Indigenous Peoples Note: The texts quoted below were written at a time when “Native” and “Aboriginal” were the terms used for Indigenous peoples. We have...

Welcoming Strangers

Literary / Arts

We have lived for the past 30 years in an intentional covenanted Christian Life Community called Emmaus. Some time ago it became clear to me...

Key Note Speaker Buys into Inexact Mythology of De Roo

Main Feature

While the event was an overall success with 120 people attending, the keynote address was originally supposed to be made by Vatican official Canadian Cardinal...