While I was at a farm in Pitt Meadows back in August to purchase boxes of blueberries for winter freezer storage, my phone reminded me there was a good pass … Continued
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BFirst Reading: Is 53:10-11Second Reading: Heb 4:14-16Gospel Reading: Mk 10:35-45 This Sunday’s Readings speak of suffering, especially the suffering that is the consequence of … Continued
This year, I write my Thanksgiving reflection dressed in an orange shirt – not to match the fall decor I have added to my home, but in an effort to … Continued
Based upon the 2000 documentary of the same name, The Eyes of Tammy Faye dramatizes the real-life rise and fall of the eponymous televangelist and her husband, Jim Bakker. Powered … Continued
I don’t know about other households, but a common “parentism” in our house is “Focus!” Sometimes, when the task at hand is taking way longer than it should, it’s more … Continued
On the evening of Feb. 19, 2020, my husband and I decided to splash out and watch a movie mid-week as we were told to enjoy the time together before … Continued
B.C. Catholic readers have been speaking out, and some of them aren’t happy. Letter writers are taking us to task for publishing opinions about COVID that don’t align with theirs. … 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
More than seventy years after the advent of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, a watershed moment for the protection of human rights under the law, some rights … Continued
St. Francis de Sales was a very gentle saint. He said, “Blessed are the hearts which can bend; they shall never be broken.” The saint opposed strictness. He said, “Just … Continued