This is an excerpt of Archbishop Miller’s homily during a visit to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Vancouver Sept. 9. This experience of meeting so many people who are … Continued
The family is the oldest institution created by God himself, who said: “ ‘It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helpmate.’ So … Continued
The new wave of clerical sexual abuse reports we are seeing is saddening to all of us. Our priests and bishops are called to be lights to the world, and … Continued
Mother Mariana de Jesus (1563-1635) of Ecuador had a great love for the sick at her convent. She said, “Sickness is the gauge that measures the virtue of every religious … Continued
Special to The B.C. Catholic Sometimes God closes one door only to open another. As a single teacher I decided last fall I wanted to spend this summer doing missionary … Continued
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B First Reading: Wis 2:12, 17-20 Second Reading: Jas 3:16-4:3 Gospel Reading: Mk 9:30-37 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me,” Jesus … Continued
I first encountered the arm in the lobby of a Holiday Inn in Winnipeg. Even hidden in its armored reliquary, behind a plexiglass box, wrapped in a rectangular canvas tote-case, … Continued
For any moviegoer who, like me, is fed up with the endless stream of comic book heroes and escapist action movies, all backed up with impressive but repetitive CGI, it … Continued
Last time I wrote about feeling overwhelmed by the clerical abuse scandal, I got called out for it. Rightly. The column headline was “I feel the same way you do.” … Continued
Will it ever end? Recently details were reported on sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania, and now allegations that disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick regularly invited seminarians into … Continued