Patricia Joan Shreenan – RIP
SHREENAN, Sister Patricia Joan, SSA (Sister Mary Reginald) 1935 – 2021. Sister Patricia died at Mount St. Mary Hospital on October 15, 2021. Sister Patricia…
Marie Catherine Ekstrom, March 4, 1929 – September 19, 2021
With great sadness we announce the passing of Marie Catherine Ekstrom (nee Gubbels), born in Sheho, Saskatchewan, the first of 12 children. Predeceased by Ron…
Wilfred Frederic Keir Gervais – March 18, 1939 – July 11, 2021
With great sadness but also a wealth of happy memories we say goodbye to Wilfred Frederic Keir Gervais. Wilf passed away peacefully on Sunday evening…
Chris Diamond – His Journey Done
Yesterday afternoon, Sunday November 7, 2021 Chris Diamond died after a very short time being in palliative care at The Summit residence in Victoria BC.…
First Nations Fundraising Nationally
Advance giving started in July but the fundraising campaign’s official launch was September 1, with a second collection toward the cause that took place September…
Defending Residential Schools Gets Zero Air Play
The mayor of Williams Lake is under fire after reposting on Facebook an opinion that defended the Indian residential school system. Last week, Mayor Walt…
Phoenix Project: Can a New “Catholic New Times” Rise from Ashes (15 years after)
INTRODUCTION By Patrick Jamieson Newspapers mark their eras. It has been fifteen years since Catholic New Times printed its last edition in November, 2006, after…
Residents Grateful for Ottawa Mental Housing Outreach Organization
INTRODUCTION This retrospective article is a followup to the Obituary of Dr. Richard Haughian run in ICN a few issues back. Rick founded Ancoura as…
‘Penitent’ Pope Predicted
There has never been a papal visit to anywhere that has been anything like what will unfold when Pope Francis comes to Canada — a…
Analyzing Papal Visit Apology to Indigenous People
A lot has been written and said about the recent apology by Canada’s Roman Catholic bishops to Indigenous People for that church’s role in the…