Talking of Saints!
The Editor, Isabella Gagnon who I have known and admired for the past 37 years has passed away. We met when we…
Duty to Renew the Church
I am writing to you because I have just read almost all of # 27 of summer 2013. Your paper has got to become…
Pope Francis and The Three Wise Monkeys
In the Vatican’s eyes it is evil, but following the institutional hypocrisy and Law of Omerta (seal of the sacrament of confession or silence), so…
Exploring for a Contemporary Spirituality
I have been struggling to develop a contemporary spirituality for myself for a number of years. What is being offered in our churches is a…
Canada’s First Female Catholic Priest Says Church Must be More Inclusive
As the first woman in Canada to be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, Nanaimo resident Michele Birch-Conery’s perspective on the church is nothing…
Catholic Tipping Point Tour: Schuller in Los Angeles: Decrying ‘Dictatorship’ of Opus Dei and The Like
LOS ANGELES – It was 7:15 PM Friday. Seats in the dimly lit auditorium adjacent to the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, Ca., were beginning…
Pope of The People Has Eyes on Reform
VATICAN CITY – He wades into crowds without hesitation, shaking hands and kissing babies. He cracks jokes and delivers unscripted remarks, to the occasional dismay…
Fifteen Days in Rome: How the Pope Was Picked
Though the public paid little notice to Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, his name had made the rounds among a small group of cardinals who had…
Seasons Songs
Spring comes in a’dancing A tender maid and sky. She sings of earth’s awakening from winter’s lullabye. Summer is a wanton lass, Her mouth a…
Passings
JONES, Phyllis Philomene. It is with great sadness and heavy hearts, we announce that our beautiful Mother, Grannie, Sister and Aunt, Phyllis Philomene Jones died…