Remembering Steve Bentheim
Editor: It was very touching to read your memories of Steve Bentheim. I first got to know Steve about twenty years…
Anti-Zionism Re-visited
Readers may have noticed in our last issue, a lengthy reflection by Masin Al Nahawi based on his experience and understanding of the…
Vancity Head To Advise Pope On TheEconomics of Peace
The head of the Vancity credit union is headed for the Vatican this summer to help advise the Pope on income inequality and the pontiff’s…
Pope Francis Calls for Re-Distribution To Poor
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis called for governments to redistribute wealth to the poor in a new spirit of generosity to help curb the…
Is Pope Francis The New Champion of Liberation Theology?
When Bishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, of Buenos Aires was inaugurated as the 266th pope this past March, one of his first acts was to…
New Anglican Bishop: A Man For All Seasons
When most eight-year-old Scottish boys were fixated on soccer, Logan McMenamie was pondering God. So it’s not much of a stretch to learn…
Groundswell Support Letter Surfaces to Pope Francis Regarding De Roo
Introduction The following is a letter written to the papal nuncio in Ottawa in support of Bishop Remi De Roo. It is hoped that…
Steve Bentheim Remembered — Part 2
Island Catholic News board member Steve Bentheim died unexpectedly in September. He was 65 years of age. I wrote something about his death in…
Claddagh Ring
Today I wear a Claddagh ring, A ring of love, they say. Two hands encircling heart and crown, worn in a special way. It takes…
Victoria’s Pair of Peerless Poets: Mike Doyle and PK Page
I first met Mike Doyle after I moved here in the mid-1980s. He and his wife at the time were leaders in the Catholic…