Don’t Let Spring Turn to Winter – Power and Poverty
When Jorge Bergoglio took the name Francis as Pope, he did something no pontiff has done before: placed himself in the tradition of the…
Francis of Rome and the Ecology of Saint Francis of Assisi
It cannot be for nothing that a Pope takes the name of Francis. Besides being a reference to another model of being Church, closer…
Ted Schmidt’s Book “Never Neutral: A Teaching Life”
Never Neutral: A Teaching Life by Ted Schmidt, publisher Tony Curcio, Toronto, 2013, 343 pp. is available from The Book Band $21.95.
The Sexual-political Problem of the New Pope
To me, it seems very significant that we have a new pope exactly half way through the term of Vatican II. The very way…
BOOKS: The Trial of Pope Benedict by Daniel Gawthrop
New book on the Papacy and Vatican to publish on June 25, 2013 P-ISBN: 978-1-55152-527-3 $15.95 list – 304 pages Publisher – Arsenal Pulp Press…
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…