‘We Will Not Go Unpunished… No Explanation Suffices for Harming Priests’
Vatican City — Pope Francis ended his summit with 190 Catholic bishops on clergy sexual abuse Feb. 24 with a promise the church will “decisively…
False Gay Blaming a Consistent Undercurrent at Vatican Abuse Summit
Called to the Vatican this week by Pope Francis to grapple with the crisis of child sexual abuse by clergy, nearly 200…
Confronting the Culture of Death
Chris Hedges, an ordained Presbyterian minister, gave this sermon January 20 at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. He also spoke at UVic sponsored by the…
Refugee Family Clearing Big Hurdles
The Yamuremye family of Burundi, currently in a refugee camp in adjacent Rwanda and sponsored by the Central Africa Refugee…
RANNERIS, Arnold – RIP
Arnold passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 4, 2018 in Victoria, BC at the age of 79. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years,…
Spiritual Doctor – Paul Cresswell Gawthrop (1927 – 2018)
The man affectionately known to many as “Dr. Paul” died on June 30, 2018 in Victoria, a month shy of his ninety-first birthday. Profoundly influenced…
United Church Deal Made, ‘Atheist’ Minister Can Stay
TORONTO — A United Church minister who had faced an unprecedented ecclesiastical court hearing over her professed atheism is no longer in danger of a…
Help Needed with New Video on Canadian Spanish Civil War Vets
"You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic examples of democracy, solidarity and universality.” ~ Dolores Ibárruri, La Pasionaria “Canada didn’t understand at first…
Palestinian Liberation Theology: A Middle Way in the Current Deadlock?
In the early days of Jesus’s ministry in Galilee, he delivered the now legendary Beatitudes teaching. Among the phrases shared…