Agnieszka Ruck is a freelance writer and editor who loves telling stories that inspire or encourage. Her most frequent audience is her nerdy husband and their three wild young children.
VANCOUVER—Distressed women who take abortion drug RU-486 and change their minds have a chance to save their unborn babies, according to a group of U.S. doctors. The American Association of … Continued
VANCOUVER—Couples who want children and can’t seem to get pregnant need a cure, not in-vitro fertilization, says pharmacist Maria Bizecki. Bizecki, who caused controversy in 2001 after refusing to prescribe … Continued
VANCOUVER—The Marianist Archbishop of Vancouver from 2004 to 2009 has died at age 75. Archbishop Emeritus Raymond Roussin, SM, who had been tasked with closing down one diocese, pulling another … Continued
VANCOUVER—Flanders, Belgium, has surpassed the Netherlands in its rate of euthanasia. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows 4.6 per cent of all people whose … Continued
VANCOUVER—Grassroots efforts are key to alleviating climate change and poverty, three church leaders heard from a group of Vancouver residents. About 50 locals met with the Christian representatives in Our … Continued
VANCOUVER—A longtime volunteer at St. Patrick’s Parish in Vancouver has become the first person to be posthumously honoured as a faithful servant in the archdiocese. Lilia Ceres, who served her … Continued
VANCOUVER—St. Paul’s Hospital is going to move. After more than 120 years in downtown Vancouver’s west end, the Catholic acute care centre has announced a new facility will be built … Continued
VANCOUVER—A humble Chinese sister is starting her 25th year of consoling people in some of their most vulnerable moments. Sister Cecilia Cham, FdCC, has offered prayers, compassion, and rosaries to … Continued
PORT MOODY—A unique icon of St. Elias hangs above the tabernacle in a Melkite Catholic church built of cinderblocks in Abra, Lebanon. It’s a reproduction of a miraculous image that … Continued
PORT COQUITLAM—The coach of the Assumption Eagles wears a full-length white habit as she emboldens Grade 6 girls to slam-dunk their way to victory. “I get looks when we go … Continued