Category: BC Catholic

The Philippines made history on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, by becoming the first nation in the world to consecrate itself entirely to Jesus through divine mercy.

In 2016 at the Pan-African Congress on Divine Mercy Sunday in Rwanda, bishops in Africa consecrated the continent itself to divine mercy.

Archbishop J. Michael Miller reacted with shock and grief to what Vancouver police called “the darkest day in Vancouver’s history after a man drove into a crowd of people at a Filipino street festival, killing 11 people and injuring numerous others.

Assessing a Pope—his life, his legacy—is fraught with risk, especially within days of his passing.

The obvious has already been said by those who were prepared well in advance. But some of us need time to assess him in the light of the void—the interregnum—that now confronts us.

Three Vancouver Catholics—Archbishop J. Michael Miller, Paralympian Aaron Wong-Sing, and Ukrainian Catholic priest Father Mykhailo Ozorovych—have received King Charles III Coronation Medals in recognition of their exceptional service to Church, country, and community.

The medal honours Canadians who have made significant contributions to society or achieved accomplishments abroad that bring credit to the country.

A new Vatican-commissioned sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday in the hopes of inspiring people to open their hearts to the poor.

Schmalz’s bronze statue — located near the Showers for the Poor and the Mother of Mercy Clinic in the colonnade of St.

This Easter Vigil, the Catholic Church in England is expecting a decade-high surge of new entrants to the faith. There is anecdotal evidence of a particular increase in young men, who say their interest was sparked initially by Catholic apologists on social media and also by the traditional heritage of Catholicism.

According to biblical scholars, St. Paul spent 18 months in Corinth (AD 50–51) founding the church there (Acts 18:1–18). Sometime between AD 51 and AD 53, St. Paul wrote a letter to them with moral instructions: “I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.”

Jesus will be heading into the garden soon. At this point in our Lenten journey, are we ready to go with him? Maybe we can take a few pointers from an old-time folk song.

I recently heard Garden Song, a tune that I had long forgotten about.

It’s been six years, going into a seventh. Well, not quite, but hear me out. I still love my phone, even though it no longer receives operating system updates.

Seems I’m not alone when it comes to the Note 9 from Samsung.

Ask any religious sister, and she will share a litany of lessons and blessings from her time serving the Church. As they celebrate their 60th anniversaries as sisters, the lists Sister Nancy Brown and Sister Margaret Sadler offer are almost too long to record.