Katherine Stevenson Died Peacefully
STEVENSON, Katherine (nee Hutchinson)
Peter Vezza Died with Dignity and Grace
In the early hours of November 23, 2014 Peter Vezza, after being diagnosed with cancer five weeks previously, died at home with dignity and grace.…
Sister Helen Gertrude Worth (Sister Mary Gertrude) Mourned
Born April 27, 1916 in Devonport, England died February 17, 2015 at Mount St. Mary Hospital, Victoria, BC. Born of English-Irish parentage, Helen was the…
Ben Caron Passes
Nov. 16, 1926 – Jan. 18, 2015
My Friend, Marcus Borg
Marcus Borg died this morning after a prolonged illness. I received a phone call this afternoon from a Cathedral parishioner and…
Spiritual But Not Religious Proves a More Than Tricky Category
the barricades of heaven Pages turning, Pages we were years from learning Straight into the night our hearts were flung Better bring your redemption when…
Conference Seems in Transition, Stumbles Over Change Theme
I don’t know, perhaps it was the early announcement of Marcus Borg’s passings (see obit page 14), but something seemed to…
Seven Ways Thomas Merton Changed Our World
Is it a stretch to say that the Trappist monk and spiritual master Thomas Merton, who died in 1968 but whose…
Mourning the Parisian “Humorists” Yet Challenging the Hypocrisy of Western Media
As the editor of a progressive Jewish and interfaith magazine that has often articulated views that have prompted condemnation from both…
Where Does Freedom of Speech End and Hate Speech Begin?
Yesterday, three-million copies of the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, sold out immediately after going on sale. People waited hours in…