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Frederick Joseph Gubbels — RIP

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GUBBELS, Frederick Joseph March 24, 1947 - August 22, 2017   We are saddened to announce Fred’s passing. He was born and raised in Victoria...
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Cecilia Ann Christian, SSA

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Cecilia Ann Christian, SSA November 18, 1929 - March 9, 2017   Cecilia was moved by Jesus’ teaching people: ‘Once again Jesus went out beside...
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Guy Picard

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Rev. Father William Ernest Hill Passes

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HILL, Rev. Father William Ernest Died in Victoria, BC on May 25, 2017. Born in Deal Kent, England October 19, 1926. Predeceased by his brothers:...
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Farewell to Two ICN Stalwarts, Sheila Fitzgerald McKenna and Karen Minette Woods

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     Sheila McKenna, a regular contributor of occasional verse and charming celebratory poetry to the pages of Island Catholic News and other publications, died...
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Dorothy Day: Scrubbing Toilets & Saving the World by Beauty

Literary / Arts

Dorothy Day The World Will be Saved by Beauty, An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother by Kate Hennessy. 372 pages; Published by Scribner, $27.99. Dorothy...
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Subway to the Stars

Columnists

     I think one of the reasons I get so bored in Oak Bay is that I know it like the back of my...
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Catholics in Conflict Over Assisted Suicide

Other news

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION      Island Catholic News in its Summer, 2017 edition looked closely at the emerging ethical issue of medical assistance in dying, hoping...
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The Sociology of Canadian Catholicism Over The Last 50 Years

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     In 1967 I was a seminarian with the Toronto based Scarboro Foreign Mission Fathers and spent part of the summer in Montreal during...
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Vatican Finances: ‘Impact Investing’ Aims at Profit with Solidarity

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“YOU cannot serve both God and money,” admonishes the Bible. But the church has always tried. In the Middle Ages monasteries were what would now...
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