Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Offices, chapel, meeting spaces, and suites for priests all part of building plans
By Agnieszka Krawczynski
VANCOUVER (BCC)
The new John Paul II Pastoral Centre is a step closer to construction. The development application... Read more...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Pro-lifers rally against sex-selection abortions
By Agnieszka Krawczynski
VICTORIA (BCC)
Pro-lifers from B.C. showed their passion for the unborn, especially females, as they joined this year's March for Life to End Female Gendercide,... Read more...
Friday, 17 May 2013 Secular ceremony unites community
By Alistair Burns
VANCOUVER (BCC)
With a flight of doves streaking through the air, the annual Bereavement Day ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver May 19 found a poignant... Read more...
BY C.S. MORRISSEY
Imagination, like reason, is a seeker after truth: it is a part of the alertness with which we encounter one another, and those who lack imagination see less than the whole, says Xanthippe, the wife of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, in Xanthippe's Laws.
Xanthippe's Laws is a work of fiction, one part of the Xanthippic Dialogues, a... Read more...
Charting our direction from the Year of Faith forward
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:
When Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed the beginning of the Year of Faith last October, he called it an opportunity to usher the whole Church into a time of reflection and rediscovery of the faith.
From the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has offered us profound but... Read more...
Thursday, 23 May 2013 Atlantic Catholic bishops write pastoral letter on EI reform
By Deborah GyapongA cross is seen reflecting in water in a small fishing community. CNS photo / Ivan Alvarado, Reuters.
OTTAWA (CCN)
The Atlantic Episcopal... Read more...
Friday, 17 May 2013 Finance committee studying rising income inequality in Canada
By Deborah GyapongBags of potatoes for low-income residents of seniors' apartments are stacked ready for dellivery. CNS photo / Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review.
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Friday, 17 May 2013 Healing for aboriginal Catholics includes finding their identity
By Deborah GyapongHarry Lefond of Muskeg Lake, Saskatchewan, and Chief Wilton Littlechild wait for the start of the canonization Mass St. Kateri Tekakwitha at... Read more...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 Chapel built after death of three local players
By Alistair Burns
The B.C. Catholic
(Caption: La Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rugby, or the Chapel of Our Lady of Rugby, is in a small town... Read more...
Monday, 04 March 2013 Students receive Tessa Beauchamp memorial scholarships
By Alistair Burns
The B.C. Catholic
Caption: High school students Dalton Anderson (left) from St. Patrick's, Olivia Johnson from Immaculata, and Delani Buchan from Holy Cross receive $500... Read more...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 Asianna Covington hopes to compete in 2016 Summer Olympics
By Alistair Burns
The B.C. Catholic
Caption: Asianna Covington (with red hat on) signed papers Feb. 6 that grant her a scholarship to... Read more...
Archbishop asks faithful to be more 'fervent in prayer'
Caption: Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, during the Mass for migrants Jan. 20. (Alfredo Chu / Special to The B.C. Catholic.)
This is an excerpt from Archbishop Miller's homily given at the ONE Conference Feb. 16 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
It is a real joy for us to be gathered here to... Read more...
Prince George Dispatch: April 2nd - Part 3
Post-Mass, Bishop Jensen describes his warm feelings for his new parishioners.
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Prince George Dispatch: April 2nd - Part 2
For the first time, Bishop Stephen Jensen addresses the crowd of 700 inside Sacred Heart Cathedral.
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Prince George Dispatch: April 2nd - Part 1
Father Terence Brock, pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Terrace, humorously welcomes the new bishop.
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