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How Buddhists and Christians can learn from each other
One religion is built around a Middle Eastern peasant teacher executed at a young age, often depicted dying on a cross. The other is based on an Indian prince who became an elder sage; often shown...
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Lessons from Argentina – on popes, bookstores and the ‘disappeared’
I’ve been in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a week, learning about the city that shaped Pope Francis, the world’s second largest bookstore, Eva Peron and the Dirty War in which 5,000 ‘disappeared.’...
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If “evil divides,” how do we respond?
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – It’s being called the Pope Francis Effect. And one of the strongest features of the effect being created by the new pope, who has spent most of his life in this dynamic and...
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“I like your Pope:” Canadian Catholics hear new refrain as sex played down
“Being Catholic is no longer kind of a dirty word.” Angus Reid personally appreciates the way many of Canada’s 14 million Roman Catholics are feeling less shy about their connection with their church....
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Vancouver priest’s family collided with early life of Pope Francis
BUENOES AIRES, Argentina – Vancouver priest Fernando Mignone speaks calmly as he tells the story. His sister, who had been working for the Catholic Church in a poor barrio of this city, was seized in...
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“Ridiculous” to tell pope to butt out of climate change debate
Those who claim Pope Francis should keep quiet about the disastrous consequences of climate change are, in effect, trying to silence almost half the Canadian population, says a Jesuit scientist. “The...
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Angus Reid revels in new freedom to ‘s— disturb’
“There’s more to life than economics.” So says a Canadian who is extremely good at economics, particularly at turning a profit. Angus Reid, founder of the new Angus Reid Institute for public-interest...
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Pope’s views on greed echo Vatican’s critique of capitalism
No. The Pope is not a Communist, even though some Republicans in the U.S. have been making the accusation. He does, however, have a knack for rattling the economic status quo. Pope Francis has done...
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Metro Vancouver Alliance building on ‘common ground’
The new Metro Vancouver Alliance is devoted to bringing people of different faiths and beliefs together for the sake of the “common good.” And it recently marked a significant success when...
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No nice solutions to illegal migration calamity
They’re invariably described as desperate. And at first the media shorthand for the growing tide of asylum seekers seems to make sense. We watch the harrowing images of crammed, leaky boats and...
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Vancouver mayor and Catholic archbishop join to fight climate change
The mayor of Vancouver and the city’s Catholic archbishop teamed up Wednesday night to call for urgent action to combat climate change. Mayor Gregor Robertson, who met this summer at the Vatican with...
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Despite residential-school legacy, aboriginals join Christian clergy (with...
Rennie Nahanee believes aboriginals abused at Canada’s church-run residential schools “have a right to be angry.” But the Squamish Nation elder, recently ordained a deacon to the Roman Catholic Church,...
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Hep C could be next target on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
AIDS expert Dr. Julio Montaner and B.C.’s Ministry of Health are planning to take on another infectious disease with potentially deadly consequences: hepatitis C. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday...
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Hereditary chief ‘humbled’ to receive courage award
Robert Joseph, the hereditary chief of the tiny Gwawaenuk First Nation near Alert Bay, will be presented with the 2016 Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Award on Jan. 17 in Vancouver. The 76-year-old...
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Pope Francis denounces all religiously inspired violence carried out by...
Pope Francis denounced all religiously inspired violence during a visit to Rome’s main synagogue Sunday, joining the oldest Jewish community in the diaspora in a sign of interfaith friendship at a...
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Douglas Todd: Canadian aboriginals joining Christian clergy despite...
Rennie Nahanee believes aboriginals abused at Canada’s church-run residential schools “have a right to be angry.” But the Squamish Nation elder, recently ordained a deacon to the Roman Catholic...
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Persecuted Vietnamese refugee appointed a Canadian Catholic bishop
Bishop-elect Joseph Nguyen still has nightmares about being in prison in Vietnam. Dreams about the prison’s cramped conditions and malnutrition tend to strike when he’s tired and stressed, said Nguyen,...
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Pope Francis asks why prominent journalist terminated
This is not a local British Columbia story, other than Pedro Brieger is a friend of mine and Canada has 13 million Roman Catholics, some of whom might be interested in how their pope goes to bat for...
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Vatican II: Last surviving bishop, "radical" Remi De Roo, in Vancouver (update)
UPDATE: Live stream video of Bishop De Roo’s talk (begins at 46-minute mark) This is how retired radical Vancouver Island Bishop Remi De Roo, 92, is being described by St. Mark’s College on the UBC...
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Christian saint's revered 'rib' comes to Vancouver
Would you like to see the rib and skin of Anthony of Padua, a 13th century Portuguese friar? Even though they’re not everyone’s spiritual cup of tea, millions are drawn to revering “relics,” which...
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