I would like to express my disappointment in the Feb. 14 article “How the hypnotists take over.” While spirited and passionate, the article and headline offer a disservice to our … Continued
Re the Jan. 31 article “In northern B.C., the worship restrictions are gone, but not the pain and division”: I am a physician living in Salmon Arm and have been … Continued
I was happy to read the Nov. 22 article “Student earns praise for launching Catholic Club at public school,” then disappointed by the follow-up story “School authorities clamp down on … Continued
The last time you heard Handel’s Messiah presented by members of the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and B.C.’s celebrated vocal ensemble Belle Voci was in 2019. Together with members of the CSO’s … Continued
Reading Don Tourangeau’s Oct. 11 story “From pain to forgiveness: survivor shares his residential school story on Day for Truth and Reconciliation” left me asking questions: Why were these children … Continued
Father Deacon Andrew Bennett in his Oct. 18 article, “The hard truth about reconciliation” broaches the thorny question of whether the Catholic Church has apologized and then tells us further … Continued
The information in the Nov. 1 articles about the coming papal visit was quite good. The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice has a course entitled “Listening to Indigenous … Continued
Thank you for reminding us that The B.C. Catholic is one of the few places where a variety of opinions can be expressed. And also for reminding us that we … Continued
I was very interested to read Alan Yoshioka’s Sept. 6 article “Conscience rights don’t stand alone” regarding exercising one’s conscience. To me in this COVID era Catholics using “the common … Continued
In his Sept. 6 article “Conscience rights don’t stand alone,” Alan Yoshioka states that “a minority of Catholics have rejected authoritative teachings (see CCC 1785) in favour of an alternative … Continued