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.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has agreed to hear the Delta Hospice Society case after the B.C. Supreme Court ruled the society must not go ahead with a planned vote … Continued
The downtown Vancouver property on which St. Paul’s Hospital has stood for 126 years has been sold to Concord Pacific, a private residential and commercial real estate business. The sale … Continued
When iconographer Patricia Ballard is stuck on a challenging pattern or discouraged by a mistaken stroke of the brush, she looks to heaven for help. “I would ask God, and … Continued
Story updated Aug. 21 to include details of the Canadian government matching donations to Lebanon. Vancouver Catholics found themselves reeling in shock and looking for ways to offer support after the devastating explosion in Beirut that killed … Continued
A brother and sister team are launching a new community program they hope will bring some light and hope to the lives of isolated seniors and others with mobility issues. … Continued
Story updated Aug. 21 to include details of the Canadian government matching donations to Lebanon. Story earlier updated to include details of a Prayer for Lebanon event Aug. 7 and … Continued
For B.C. film producer Natasha Howes, Fatima is more than just her latest screen project. The Kelowna-based filmmaker credits the miraculous events in rural Portugal a century ago for her conversion … Continued
Story update Aug. 12: Education Minister Rob Fleming has now said most students will start school Sept. 10, two days later than originally planned. Catholic school administrators and teachers may … Continued
For more than a century, the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s chancellor, a senior curial official for the archbishop, has been a priest. Now, that unofficial tradition is being broken as Barbara … Continued
Many people have asked Cecilia Upton the same question this summer. (That sort of thing tends to happen when you turn 100.) “What’s your secret for a long life?” The … Continued