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.
In today’s rapidly changing, post-Christendom world, pastoral decision-making has become increasingly complex. For priests beginning the work of parish renewal, that challenge is magnified. That’s why the data Archbishop Miller … Continued
When shopping for a new home, most buyers avoid the poorer areas. For the Claretian priests who recently moved into the rectory at Sacred Heart Church in Vancouver, it was … Continued
Many are the things a man leaves behind when he departs this world. Most are insignificant, like loose change or a favourite pair of shoes, but some require special attention, … Continued
Marking 1,700 years after the Council of Nicaea codified the Nicene Creed, the authoritative expression of faith in Western and Eastern churches, Christians of varied denominations gathered at the John … Continued
As hundreds of people filed through tiny St. Anthony’s Church in Agassiz to venerate the relics of the Canadian Martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha, a portrait of Joseph Chiwatenhwa gazed … Continued
“I don’t wish for any human being to experience what I passed through.” With these harrowing words, Eritrean refugee Halofom Hagos began the story of his flight from the oppression … Continued
While many amateur historians who delve into the depths of parish records can find the exercise frustrating, this has not been the experience for St. Matthew’s parishioner Daisy Wong. She … Continued
For Julian Piezas, the annual Rise Up Conference, organized by Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO), is the best way he has found to beat the holiday doldrums. “During Christmas time there … Continued
If the faithful can’t go to the shrine, bring the shrine to the faithful. So it is that the relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, … Continued
Archbishop J. Michael Miller is clear about the future direction of the Church in Vancouver, and it stems from the ongoing synod of synodality. He sums it up this way: … Continued