Pope Benedict Fails to Heed The Signs of The Times
First reactions to the pope resigning. Take him at his word. The job is huge. He is old. He is not up to it…
An Unflagging Apostle For and Of The Second Vatican Council
Retired for 12 years, Remi J. De Roo, former bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, has been an unflagging apostle for and of the Second…
John Dominic Crossan on The Historical Jesus
John Dominic Crossan was introduced at Epiphany Explorations on Saturday January 19 when he delivered the first of four lectures on the historical Jesus. He…
Maryknoll: Vatican Punishes Roy Bourgeois For Fidelity
Roy Bourgeois, a longtime peace activist and priest who had come under scrutiny for his support of women’s ordination, has been dismissed from the Maryknoll…
Come to the Synod
“Come! Come to the Synod,” the Bishop said, “Gather together and pray to hear God’s voice in the winds of change that blow in the…
Father ‘Fitz’ Passes in Vancouver
Father ‘Fitz’, Rev. John Fitzgerald, OMI passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver. Fr. Fitz was born in Almonte Ontario on…
Mary Parsons Passes
PARSONS, Mary Violet Patricia – March 13th, 1911 – October 6th, 2012 Our dear mother slipped peacefully away while residing at Mt. St. Marys…
Lachlan (Lock) Mawhinney, Co-founder of L’Arche Comox Valley Passes
After a lengthy battle with cancer that went extra innings, our beloved Lockie, husband and dad, hit a grand slam and slid safely into…
Artist Hank Zyp Had a Radical Faith
EDMONTON – Hank Zyp was no ordinary man. The capital region artist, teacher and social justice advocate was a radical who praised the virtues of…
No-Where to Run – Honour Killings
Where to Run Who are all these women here? Their graves face the sun; stones in the grass where the river won’t run. Where are…