Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen Evaluates Pope Francis’ Visit
Archbishop Bolen attended all the major events when the pope was present during his six-day visit in Canada and accompanied survivors to them, including to…
Dealing With Diversity
Dealing With Diversity by Richard Renshaw, csc (cover artwork by Marilyn J. Gallant) is available to order from Island Catholic News. Cost is $20 which…
Interstellar Black Hole
Interstellar Black Hole is a 12″ x 18″ acrylic on canvas by Susannah Paranich. https://www.susannahparanich.com/
Immaculate Heart
Our beloved friend, defender and honorary Immaculate Heart Community Bishop Remi De Roo, went to heaven in peace late last night. IHMs greeted him in…
Leading Light of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament – Bruce Kent RIP
Bruce Kent, who has died aged 92, was the most controversial Catholic priest of his generation in Britain. To his detractors, his high-profile involvement with…
Synod Reflection: “The Sense of the Faith in History” by John J. Burkhard
The Synodal process is now going on in dioceses across Canada and the United States. It is a process that is both new and unfamiliar…
Ukraine Conflict Inspires Canadian Poetry Volume
Mysteries abound in planet Earth, in the cosmos, in each of us. Rocks, plants, animals, humans, starfields — interconnected. Poetry at its best emanates from…
Meet Emilce Cuda: Pope Francis’ Catholic Social Teaching Expert in the Vatican
ROME — When Emilce Cuda’s phone rang in the middle of the night in late June 2021, Cardinal Marc Ouellet was on the other line…
Origin of The Origins of Polarization in Religion and Politics And Why it Matters as People of God – PART 1
Polarizing partisan political opinions seem to be everywhere these days. Whether disguised as so-called “balanced” news reporting by the CBC, CTV or Global, especially on…
Remembering Phil Winklemans
Four things come to mind when I look back on my friendship with Phil who died May 15 in Nanaimo at age 90. His search…