John Shields Memorial Gave Ample Witness to ‘A Big Life’
Rarely are accurate, personal portraits of a deceased person heard at Memorials. There is simply too much emotional baggage carried by family and…
Living Ethically in Face of Death: Probing Some Deeper Questions
On June 5, 2014, the National Assembly of Quebec passed Bill 52, also known as “An Act respecting end-of-life care”. The Act allows…
Comox Catholic Hospital Expansion Highlights Assisted-Dying Issue
The planned expansion of the Comox Valley’s hospice beds has sparked a heated debate about medical assistance in dying, which isn’t allowed…
BC Pro-poverty Policy is ‘Sickening’ and Costly
Last week, my students were discussing public-health ethics. One group pointed out, correctly, that doing nothing is a policy decision. What,…
Medical Assistance in Dying: John Shields – ‘A Man Needs a MAiD’
“My life is changing in so many ways I don’t know who to trust any more. There’s a shadow running through my days Like a…
Bethlehem Sponsors ‘Spirituality Beyond Borders’
Spirituality Beyond Borders, a new educational program in Central Vancouver Island, held its first conference at the Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo from April…
Bethlehem Sponsors ‘Spirituality Beyond Borders’
Spirituality Beyond Borders, a new educational program in Central Vancouver Island, held its first conference at the Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo from April…
Couple Dedicated to Ethiopian Preschool
At 80 years old, Jeremy Hespeler-Boultbee has seen and done a lot in his life. He spent two years fighting for…
Sisters of St. Ann Donate 4 Million to Development & Peace
May 4, 2017, Victoria, British Colombia—Today, Development and Peace—Caritas Canada was delighted to announce the receipt of a $4 million donation from the Sisters of…
Is The Pope Catholic? Francis Facing Down Traditionalists
The Pacific island of Guam is more than 12,000 km from Vatican City. Yet it was in this far-flung American territory that last…