MAPLE RIDGE–Lorraine Shelstad was a prairie girl on her first trip to the big city, starting what was supposed to be a year of Bible study in Toronto. The only … Continued
A priest who fled Vietnam as a refugee is now working hard to serve the poor and ill in the country he left behind. Father Tien Tran was 17 years … Continued
RICHMOND—Trevor Linden scored a victory for Vancouver Canuck charities and fans at the end of the school year when he made a surprise visit to St. Paul’s Elementary. “I’m so … Continued
DELTA—There are pros and cons to living in the digital age, and spending hours a day on TV, computer games, or social media can have serious negative consequences. The positives … Continued
Catholics and non-Catholics hear call to work together in unity The Pope’s representative to Canada paid a visit to Vancouver last week to meet with local Catholics, and a lot … Continued
Cheers and applause reverberated through Holy Rosary Cathedral as friends, families, and well-wishers welcomed three men in their vocations to the priesthood. Juan Lucca, Giovanni Schiesari, and Francesco Voltaggio were … Continued
Nina Pickburn remembers basking in the sun on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea as a child in Almeria, Spain. She didn’t know that seaside city decades later would become … Continued
Father John Brioux drew people ‘like bees to honey’NORTH VANCOUVER—Parishes and First Nations communities from B.C. to Ontario are mourning the death of Father John Brioux, OMI, an Oblate priest … Continued
VANCOUVER–Three more local men have left their old lives behind and stepped into a new way of serving the Church. Richard Chau, Patrick Dwan, and Tony Gray were ordained permanent … Continued
NEW WESTMINSTER–Rev. Marlys Moen remembers growing up in a small Saskatchewan town, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor, and playing with the neighbourhood kids. Except the ones next door: “because … Continued