The Pope of Compassionate Catholicism
Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a God who knew the way out of the grave. – G.K.…
Not Exactly as Planned, Adoption, Secrets and Abiding Love by Linda Rosenbaum, Toronto
Adoption is a high-stakes game. It is traumatic for everyone personally involved: the birth parent(s), the adopting parents, and the extended family…
Victoria Poem
Victoria is a very funny place, even when it rains It’s chockful of bizarre characters with all their aches and pains The roads change names…
Katherine Stevenson Died Peacefully
STEVENSON, Katherine (nee Hutchinson)
Peter Vezza Died with Dignity and Grace
In the early hours of November 23, 2014 Peter Vezza, after being diagnosed with cancer five weeks previously, died at home with dignity and grace.…
Sister Helen Gertrude Worth (Sister Mary Gertrude) Mourned
Born April 27, 1916 in Devonport, England died February 17, 2015 at Mount St. Mary Hospital, Victoria, BC. Born of English-Irish parentage, Helen was the…
Ben Caron Passes
Nov. 16, 1926 – Jan. 18, 2015
My Friend, Marcus Borg
Marcus Borg died this morning after a prolonged illness. I received a phone call this afternoon from a Cathedral parishioner and…
Spiritual But Not Religious Proves a More Than Tricky Category
the barricades of heaven Pages turning, Pages we were years from learning Straight into the night our hearts were flung Better bring your redemption when…
Conference Seems in Transition, Stumbles Over Change Theme
I don’t know, perhaps it was the early announcement of Marcus Borg’s passings (see obit page 14), but something seemed to…