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Sad situation in Syria

Vatican representative at UN pleads for end to 'bloodbath' NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. Catholic News Agency The apostolic n

Liberation theology

'Chasm' exists between Pope and proponents of Latin American ideology ROME, Italy Catholic News Agency Even though

25th anniversary

Helpline turns silver By Alistair Burns VANCOUVER (BCC) For 25 years volunteers from the B.C. Bereavement Helpline

Mother's Day

Cemetery hosts celebration of motherhood By Agnieszka Krawczynski SURREY (BCC) Flowers adorned numerous graves as m

Kateri Centre helps natives

Healing for aboriginal Catholics includes finding their identity By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) John Corston recal

In what do we trust?

Modern day Bible translations may be less reliable, says scholar By Deborah Gyapong OTTAWA (CCN) Market-driven mode

Local

Pro-life dinner

Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Journalist to speak in Maple Ridge By Agnieszka KrawczynskiMichael Coren. The B.C. Catholic Pro-life speaker, broadcaster, and best-selling author Michael Coren will speak at a Ridge Meadows Pro-Life Society dinner meeting on his perspective of...
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Theology professor delves into Catholicism's 'five C's'

Monday, 13 May 2013
Father Robert Christian, OP, evaluates 'proposed ecumenical agreements' By Alistair BurnsSeminarian Scott Murray (left), from Pembroke, Ont., chats with Father Robert Christian in Rome. The Dominican serves as Vice Dean for Sacraments and Ecclesiology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas and teaches priests and laity. Alistair Burns / The B.C. Catholic.  The B.C. Catholic ROME Priests and laity have come to study for centuries at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, nicknamed the...
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Physician lectures on palliative sedation

Friday, 10 May 2013
Dr. Stuart Brown gives Thomist tips for Catholic medical staff By Alistair BurnsMichele Smillie (left), co-ordinator for Respect Life Programs, chats with Dr. Stuart Brown. Palliative sedation means inducing and maintaining  deep sleep for relief of severe suffering when all alternative interventions have failed,  the doctor said. Alistair Burns / The B.C. Catholic. The B.C. Catholic How should medical staff approach the care of the sick through palliative sedation? Dr. Stuart Brown, a practising...
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Op-Ed

Problems arise when beauty is subjective

- Monday, 13 May 2013

Real and universal value affects judgements of right and wrong By Malin Jordan  Pentecost  by Jan Joest van Kalkar. Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder? That famous idiom was put the test May 5 at Regent College, when famous British philosopher Roger Scruton gave a lecture on beauty. His answer? An emphatic, 40-minute poppycock! There is ugliness in the world, and especially today,...
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Beauty helps us find our way out of the storm

- Friday, 10 May 2013

BY C.S. MORRISSEY The entire internet is in a sense pornographic, said the British writer Alain de Botton last year. The reason why is because it is a deliverer of constant excitement which we have no innate capacity to resist, a system which leads us down paths many of which have nothing to do with our real needs. How...
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Canadian

Abortion workers can be converted

Thursday, 16 May 2013
Founder of 40 Days for Life shares tips By Deborah GyapongDavid Bereit, co-founder and national director of 40 Days for Life, a 40-day period of fasting and praying outside abortion facilities. Deborah Gyapong / Canadian Catholic News.David Bereit, co-founder and national director of 40 Days for Life, a 40-day period of fasting and praying outside abortion facilities. Deborah...
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Conceived after rape

Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Ryan Bomberger urges adoption to combat social injustice of abortion By Deborah Gyapong (CCN)Ryan Bomberger, co-founder of the Radiance Foundation, addresses the Youth Conference. Deborah Gyapong (CCN).Ryan Bomberger, co-founder of the Radiance Foundation, addresses the Youth Conference. Deborah Gyapong (CCN). OTTAWA One of the most powerful forms...
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One-child policy causes reign of terror

Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Horror of female gendercide driven home during National March for Life By Deborah GyapongReggie Littlejohn speaks at the May 9 Rose Dinner. Deborah Gyapong / Canadian Catholic News.Reggie Littlejohn speaks at the May 9 Rose Dinner. Deborah Gyapong / Canadian Catholic News. OTTAWA (CCN) Participants in this year's...
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Sports

Les Bleus cry: 'Our Lady of Rugby, pray for us!'

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...
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Late basketball star lives on through award

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...
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LFA senior signs with U of Georgia

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...
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Special

Temptations say look out for number one

- Tuesday, 26 March 2013

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...
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Podcast reports from Prince George

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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