Staff reporter and photographer for The B.C. Catholic. He lives with his wife and four children in Langley, and his work has been published in The B.C. Catholic, Columbia Magazine, and, time permitting, at his Substack The Hollow Whale.
The school year draws to a close, and with it comes the celebration of our little domestic school’s first year of operation. We had one grade, kindergarten, and one student, … Continued
Humid Vancouver summer nights, and the loneliness of a new city just might be the best inspiration Dr. Gerry Turcotte could have asked for when he started writing his latest … Continued
Spiritual curiosity is on the rise at Vancouver-area university campuses. Where student baptisms were once a celebrated rarity, the Canadian Catholic Outreach (CCO) team leader at UBC says they can … Continued
For many years, the pro-abortion movement has been successful in convincing men that they need not concern themselves with the “women’s issue” of abortion. Looking at the students attending this … Continued
When Ella Tereposky stepped up to serve the final points of the B.C. AAA volleyball championship, she wasn’t worried. The Holy Cross Crusader had written the Hebrew word for love … Continued
For Charles King and the students at Saint John Paul II Academy, the presence of the Shroud of Turin Exhibition is elevating their Lenten experience beyond ordinary fasting and sacrifice, … Continued
Speaking moments before hundreds of catechumens and candidates signed their names in the Book of the Elect in anticipation of baptism and Confirmation at Easter, Archbishop Richard Smith addressed the … Continued
Young Catholics discerning a career in medicine face not only long years of training, but also the challenge of navigating a health-care culture that often demands ideological conformity. On March … Continued
Archbishop Richard Smith drew on Indigenous imagery to speak about faith and reconciliation at St. Paul’s Squamish Nation Church in North Vancouver, telling parishioners that Christ is the weaver who … Continued
St. Paul’s Hospital staff contemplating next year’s opening of a state-of-the art facility in Vancouver’s False Creek Flats recently had an opportunity to reflect on the Catholic vision and mission … Continued