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Honouring My Father
The Editor: My husband and I would like to renew and receive ICN electronically in honour of my late father, Frank Vandersteen. Adelle Vandersteen San…
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Love of Enemy: Homily – Bathurst Street United
“Love your enemies” says Jesus. “Hate and destroy your enemies” say the ruling classes and their militaries – and many ordinary people. The most explicit…
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Reducing My Footprint
As a ‘nature is beauty girl’ growing up in Goldstream park I’ve always been aware of my environment. I would leave a campsite cleaner than…
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Sacred Earth Bethlehem Event – My Love Language
In my opinion attending an event such as “Celebrate our Sacred Universe” would be beneficial for all especially as we live in this computer age.…
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Address of Pope Leo XIV to Members of The Board of The Vatican Observatory Foundation
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Peace be with you. Your Eminence, President of Governatorato, Dear…
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Disrupting The Deadly, Extreme Profit-Driven Machinery
As a human race, there are two things related to our very survival that we can’t keep doing: warfare – especially nuclear war – and…
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Bethlehem Sacred Earth Event Features Hildegard, Thomas Berry, Teilhard
Sixty-one individuals gathered at Bethlehem Centre near Nanaimo to experience a multi media workshop on Celebrating Sacred Earth presented by Maureen Wild. She integrated teachings…
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Stephen Lewis – Humanitarian Giant
How to even begin to describe the impact this man has had on the lives of millions? As a social democratic leader, broadcaster, and representative…
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Christian Nationalism
“We are called to love all our neighbors, including our Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, agnostic, atheist neighbors. And forcing our religion down their throats…
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Church Finances
Churches have been closing across Canada, including Catholic churches due to financial pressures. Some churches have been re-purposed to accept community activities. Some have merged…
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Lead Stories

Lead Story

Cardinal Parolin: Preventive Wars Risk Setting The World Ablaze

Other News

Other News

Ordination of Teresa Hanlon as Bishop

Canada’s Richest 1 % Nearly as Wealthy as Poorest 80 %

A State of The Church Discussion

Maronite Priest Killed in Reported Israel Strike Mourned by Lebanese of all Faiths

CCCB Statement on Bill C-218: No “MAiD” for Mental Illness

No Migrant is a Stranger: Message to The People of God on Pilgrimage

Main Feature

Main Feature

The War Descends Further Into Barbarism

Other Feature

Other Features

Christianity and Socialism – The Continuing Relevance of Gregory Baum

Archbishop of Regina Reflects on New Pope Leo XIV

Food, Faith and Agriculture

In The MAiD Debates, The Patient’s Voice Must Take Precedence

The Saga of Carl Blais; and MAiD

Editorial

Editorial

Prophetic Catholicism Requisite to Deal with MAiD

Columnist

Columnists

War No More: A Communal Approach

Opinion

Opinion

Reflection

Reflection

The Nazorean: How a Jewish Wisdom Sect Gave Birth to The Church

Letters to Editor

Letters to the Editor

I Have Been Present for Just One MAiD Situation

Structural Inequality and The Emerging Austerity

Concern for Cuba

At The World’s Crossroads, Carney Draws on a Legacy of Religious Thinkers

Obits

Obits

Frank Leonard Vandersteen

Terry Gallagher, SFM

Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers

Sisters of Saint Ann – Sister Patricia – (Dec. 6, 1924 – Jan. 21, 2026)

Literary/Arts

Literary/Arts

Zen and The Mystic Impulse by Arnie Lade

Martyrs to the Unspeakable – The Assassinations of JFK, Malcom, Martin and RFK

How Pope Leo Was Elected: New Details of Dramatic Conclave Battle Revealed

Poetry

Poetry

A Poem For the Shooting Victims of Tumbler Ridge

Touching Colour

This Porch

Universally Dancing

Peace Poem

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