Communique From Palestine
As readers learned in the Feb/Mar '12 edition of Island Catholic News, I was a pilgrim to Palestine/Israel with 11 others from April 24th to May…
The Problem with Perfect
Introduction
Anglicanism: When Religion and Spirituality Collide
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the leader of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion, recently announced that he would step down by…
Veni — Video — Vici — TV or Not TV
Having had a very bad back for a dozen long years, pushing sixty, there’s something to be said for slumping in the big comfy chair…
What We Can Learn from a Catholic Worker Life
I consider Jeff Dietrich one of the best spiritual writers in the nation as well as one of our most faithful Christian witnesses. Alas, too…
Poems — A Tribute and Attribute to Father Jack
The bold-faced prose at the start of each poem was written in letters, journals or articles by Jack Sproule over thirty plus years, followed by…
Enhancing Voices From Below
I think it is fair to say that as 2011 came to a close, one of the most frequent comments from the media was to…
Conservative Climate Change Heartbreak Continues
As a young person from Canada, it was really hard to be at the climate negotiations in South Africa and see our government, which is…
Citizens for Public Justice — Light in a Dark Time
Poverty in Canada: How Can the church respond? was a presentation and discussion sponsored by Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) at Cadboro United Church on…
Vatican II at Fifty: The Church in Dialogue
At Vatican Council II the bishops of the Catholic Church engaged in dialogue among themselves. In preparation for the Council they had listened to the…