Cecilia Ann Christian, SSA
Cecilia Ann Christian, SSA November 18, 1929 – March 9, 2017 Cecilia was moved by Jesus’ teaching people: ‘Once again Jesus went out beside…
Rev. Father William Ernest Hill Passes
HILL, Rev. Father William Ernest Died in Victoria, BC on May 25, 2017. Born in Deal Kent, England October 19, 1926. Predeceased by his brothers:…
Farewell to Two ICN Stalwarts, Sheila Fitzgerald McKenna and Karen Minette Woods
Sheila McKenna, a regular contributor of occasional verse and charming celebratory poetry to the pages of Island Catholic News and other publications, died…
Dorothy Day: Scrubbing Toilets & Saving the World by Beauty
Dorothy Day The World Will be Saved by Beauty, An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother by Kate Hennessy. 372 pages; Published by Scribner, $27.99.
Subway to the Stars
I think one of the reasons I get so bored in Oak Bay is that I know it like the back of my…
Catholics in Conflict Over Assisted Suicide
INTRODUCTION
The Sociology of Canadian Catholicism Over The Last 50 Years
In 1967 I was a seminarian with the Toronto based Scarboro Foreign Mission Fathers and spent part of the summer in Montreal during…
Vatican Finances: ‘Impact Investing’ Aims at Profit with Solidarity
“YOU cannot serve both God and money,” admonishes the Bible. But the church has always tried. In the Middle Ages monasteries were what would now…
United Nations Panel Calls for Halt of Site C Dam Project in B.C.
A United Nations panel on racism is calling on the B.C. government to immediately halt construction on the $8.8-billion Site C dam, arguing…