Beyond Individualism: Relationship Rocks
Recently I had the pleasure of planning and then co-leading a series of Indigenous Spirituality events in Victoria with Rev. Dr. Martin Brokenleg. …
RCMP Spied on Tommy Douglas
The RCMP security service spied on Tommy Douglas, the former Saskatchewan premier and federal NDP leaders from the 1930s until shortly before his death…
To Have Faith – What It Means Today
The remnant who still identify with and/or participate in institutional religion of any brand tenaciously hold onto a faith – in God as they…
Pope Francis – What’s In A Name?
Catholics welcomed a new pope over the March break. Many are wondering what to expect from his papacy. In ascending to Peter’s chair,…
The Spiritual Fast of Chief Theresa Spence
My first visit to Chief Theresa Spences’s encampment on Victoria Island was on New Year’s Day. I was struck not only by the beauty of…
Homeing
I’ll go back to Ireland… Maybe in the Spring… but, Summer’s waiting in the wings to dance her merry fling. I’ll go back to Ireland……
Genius Born of Anguish
Just in time to mark the anniversary of the death of Henri Nouwen on September 21st comes Genius Born of Anguish, a new and…
Joseph ‘Albert’ Wilfred Payette, OFM passes
PAYETTE, Joseph ‘Albert’ Wilfred OFM Brother Albert, a professed Franciscan Friar for 57 years, died on the Feast of St. Albert the Great, November 15,…
Abuse Liability Drives Benedict from Office – Some Sources
INTRODUCTION Many voices are starting to wonder more deeply about Pope Benedict XVI’s sudden surprise resignation. It is well and fine to state…
Pilgrimage to Rome – Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha
“We have a saint!” Sr. Kateri Mitchell of The Sisters of St. Ann, herself of the Mohawk Nation, proclaimed to hundreds of people at…