Sister Lucy and Her Church of Human Need
Victoria’s Sister Lucy was a nun who could find a church wherever there was a human need. Kathleen Burton, who met…
My Aqueous Domain – Life in One Fishbowl
I stay ahead of the game, rain or shine, by getting up at five, planning out my day on paper, and hitting the…
Why Mark LeMay is Driven to Help Anawim
The phone rang as we returned home on the afternoon of August 11th. A person from VGH asked that Sue and I go…
Income Support Assistance Meagre in B.C.
Who among us is capable of living on our own with just $610 a month as our total income? That’s what the Provincial…
Dignity Canada’s Response to Bishop Henry’s Latest Tirade
INTRODUCTION Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary is at it again, or still. The Alberta bishop resembles Don Quixote in his active…
Religious People Have a Lot to Learn from the Solely Spiritual
But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives in…
Embedded Bishop: A Year After Moving to Saskatoon’s Poor Side
It has been a little over a year since Bishop Don Bolen decided to pack up his four bedroom house on Spadina Avenue…
Epiphany Explores ‘Religion After Religion’
Religion is changing. Not that many decades ago, you were either a believer or you weren’t. It was pretty simple. Now things are…
Roman Catholic Women Priest Bishop Marie Visits Victoria
On Tuesday January 19, Marie Bouclin flew into Victoria for what amounted to a week long visit. As Roman Catholic Women Priest (RCWP)…
Rev. Robert Daniel MacRae, Died in Victoria
MacRAE, Rev. Robert Daniel (December 18, 1932 – August 1, 2015)