Roman Catholic Women Priests — Bishops Respond to Sex Abuse Crisis
We, the undersigned international circle of Bishops representing the Roman Catholic Women Priests movement, state the following: We…
Richard Sipe, Pioneering Expert in Clergy Sexual Abuse Dies at 85
Richard Sipe, a psychotherapist and former Benedictine priest who warned about the sex abuse crisis enveloping the Catholic Church, died Aug. 8…
Peter Golden Fought for Human Rights
Victoria immigration and refugee lawyer Peter Golden is being remembered as a quiet leader and a fierce and loyal advocate for people…
JUDITH SCOTT FERGUSON ROBERTS
Judy was a constant seeker of truth and understanding, possessed of the happy gift of humour, champion of the underdog (in fact of ALL dogs),…
SISTER GERARDA DE ROO, OSU
SISTER GERARDA DE ROO OSU — Very peacefully, on July 30, 2018 at Taché Centre, St. Boniface, Manitoba at the age of 95, Sister Gerarda met…
CONSTANCE MAY KURTENBACH
KURTENBACH, Constance May — Died at the home she shared with her beloved husband, Francois Brassard, in the very early hours of June 17th, 2018. Connie…
Raymond ‘Dutch’ Hunthausen, Archbishop and Peace Prophet of Seattle, RIP
Retired Seattle Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, a disarming spirit who rejected war and embraced the pastoral reforms of the Second Vatican Council, died…
Abuse Revelations Expose Radical Flaws in Thought Systems
The recent disclosure of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the extent of depravity reported in the news is symptomatic of…
Contemplative Society: An Evening with Matthew Wright
An image has stayed with me from the first retreat I did with Matthew Wright, in 2015. At 6:45 on a frosty…
Thomas Merton: He Wasn’t Electrocuted and He Didn’t Take a Shower
Book Review By Patrick Jamieson, Victoria THE MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS MERTON An Investigation By Hugh Turley and David Martin McCabe Publishing, Hyattsville, Maryland 310 pages…