Experience of God and Young People
Over the years I have had several occasions to present a question to young people in their mid-to-late teens: Have you ever experienced God? The…
The Phenomenon of Grief
Several months ago I sent an email out to fifty people (many of whom are subscribers to ICN) to ask for their ideas on what…
‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back’ – Vatican’s Confounding Decision Making
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope eight years ago this month, many progressive Catholics had great hope. From the outset, Pope Francis…
Will The True Synod Please Stand Up?
In October 2015, I participated in the Synod on Marriage and the Family, as the representative of the Belgian bishops. I listened to the bishops…
Theologians Attack ‘Blinkered Magisterium’ over Same-sex Blessings
Former president of Ireland Mary McAleese is among a number of prominent Catholic theologians backing a new academic study that takes issue with the recent…
Hans Küng, Celebrated Swiss Theologian, Established Global Ethic
Catholic priest and theologian Hans Küng, the renowned scholar and prolific writer who had lived with Parkinson’s disease, macular degeneration and arthritis since 2013, died…
The Wedding of Catherine Jane Manson and Charles Clifton Perry
10th October 1910. – On this day I had great pleasure in presenting my granddaughter, Miss Catherine Jane Manson, Nanaimo, British Columbia, with an upholstered…
On Kamloops and Küng: Two Books Reopened
Executive Summary The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s “Missing Children and Unmarked Burials project” is a systematic effort to record and analyze the deaths…
Genine Hanns: Homage to a Poet and Artist
Genine Hanns, poet, author and artist died in Kelowna of kidney failure in January. A close friend of mine, and lifelong resident of Victoria, she…
Larry Rumsby ‘The Bishop of Sooke’: An Appreciation
The Bishop Of Sooke, Sooke Electric. Larry Rumsby spoke with such a quiet authority and conviction that he earned these lighthearted soubriquets in church and…