Openly-Gay Leader Elected Moderator of the United Church
Openly gay Reverend Gary Paterson of Vancouver was elected moderator of the United Church of Canada Aug. 17 after five rounds of voting at…
Canadian Church Makes Historic Vote
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is delighted to announce that the United Church of Canada (UCC) voted earlier today…
Palestine Facts Don’t Add Up
I am emailing because I was rather upset by Dale Perkins’ article (page 3, June July 2012 Island Catholic News). I don’t have first…
Visiting the Sick
Recently I went through a couple of hospital procedures for a stay of nine days. I was in a room with two beds, bare…
John Bell, Evolutionary Christianity Highlight of Victoria’s Fall Faith Scene
Not busy enough this fall? Still looking for something to add to the calendar? Like church music? Searching for a greater understanding of faith?…
While viewing the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem
Second in a series of reports from Rev. Dale Perkins’ visit to Palestine in the spring of 2012.
U.S. Nuns Locked in Battle with Vatican
ST. LOUIS, MO. In the packed ballroom of the Millennium Hotel, a serene-looking 65-year-old woman strides toward the podium. Alongside her, like disciples in an…
Vancouver Celebrates a New Priest and a New Vision of Being ‘Church’
There was a spontaneous, loud and exuberant outpouring of joy at Lakeview Multicultural United Church in Vancouver on Sunday, July 29, 2012. The source of…
Remi De Roo’s Chronicles of Vatican II
Fifty years ago, amidst the excitement and wonder of the early days of Vatican II, a young parish priest, Remi De Roo, is ordained…
Desmond Joseph Cavin Passed Away at Royal Jubilee Hospital
CAVIN, Desmond Joseph. Passed away at Royal Jubilee Hospital on Dec. 28, 2011. Des was born in Victoria at St. Joseph’s Hospital on April 3,…