Bishop O’Grady and Kamloops Residential School Unmarked Graves
After bodies in unmarked graves were discovered at the Kamloops residential school in May, I was really surprised at the reaction of some people against…
Mavis Gillie – The Passing of a Great Warrior
Dear Editor: Long time friend and devoted advocate of our First Nation’s neighbours, Mavis Gillie, passed away on March 28, 2021. Mavis was a founding…
God’s Gift of Prayer and Science
The Editor: Grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: As a bishop, I hold strongly…
Targeting Biden, The Weaponization of the Eucharist
The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States, flouting a warning from the Vatican, have overwhelmingly voted to draft guidance on the sacrament of the…
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…
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…