The Impecunious Traveller – My Paris Adventure
My visit to England had dwindled down to the last weekend. A kind of vacuum between now and next week when I would…
Generous B.C. Nuns are Preparing to Die to be Reborn
The Sisters of St. Ann say they’re moving toward “completion” in the Pacific Northwest. With a laugh, Sister Marie Zarowny acknowledges: “We say…
Mother Church and the Rape of Her Children
“The church is my mother. Sometimes she acts like a whore, but she is still my mother.” …
Whalesong
A steel gate clamps in the Sea World pool; locks in the killer whale. Lethargy breeds within him as he breathes his dead sound. His…
New Branch of Chabad of Vancouver Island Opens in Nanaimo
We are very pleased to announce that a new branch of Chabad of Vancouver Island opened in Nanaimo, BC today. The new branch…
Cree Artist Painted His Prairie Childhood
The celebrated Saskatchewan Cree painter Allen Sapp, who died on December 29, 2015, parlayed an impoverished rural childhood into rich subject matter for…
‘Just Love The Guy’
Confident that the ICN would carry an article on Father Jack Sproule who just passed away, I don’t know if your paper has…
Fr. Jack Sproule Reflection on ‘Conceptions of God’
I am very much interested in the possible need for a new conception of God, the experience of the Divine in Canada as…