Abbot Peter Novecosky, former Prairie Messenger Editor, dies at 79
Abbot Peter Novecosky, OSB, who for more than a quarter century shared the news, and the good news, with Catholics in Western Canada through The…
Margaret Craddock
Loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Margaret Craddock passed away peacefully on November 10th at her home at Mount St. Mary’s in Victoria. Mom…
Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch
The worry was the Virgin Mary’s vagina. Early Christians were very clear on some things. They knew that the Holy Spirit had made the Virgin…
Social Justice Warrior Lois Marcoux Passes
I was able to attend Lois Marcoux’s funeral service December 12 at Sacred Heart in Victoria. Lois had served as one of the earliest volunteers…
Island Catholic News Artist in Residence Susannah Paranich, RIP
I met Susannah Paranich in 1986 when I first moved to Victoria, through my father at St. Andrew cathedral. He ran a refugee sponsorship association…
The Rare Need for True Forgiveness
When did you last have an idea that you wanted forgiveness for something that you did? When did you last forgive someone who asked? I…
More Than The Bear Necessities at the Wildlife Park
One of my favourite places in Alberta to visit is the Innisfail Wildlife Park. We discovered this amazing retreat for injured and orphaned animals on…
September
The cold morning breeze, all the trees are shedding leaves, and the birds are singing songs. All the salmon are going upstream back to their…
Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian Priest and Scholar: RIP
Gustavo Gutiérrez, the Peruvian priest and scholar who was regarded as the father of Latin American liberation theology, a far-reaching school of thought and action…
De Roo Captured Spot Light as Justice Advocate
Remi De Roo named a bishop just as the Second Vatican Council opened in October 1962. He was 38 years old, the youngest bishop in…