As we move through ‘June-uary,’ many Vancouverites are looking forward to heading out on vacation – to one of our many islands or simply to a local beach. If you’re like me, one of the most important accessories on these…
C.S. Lewis contended that shame prevents us from doing good – perhaps even more so than vice. Shame causes us to shrink back and go small. Shame can also cause us to try and go big to validate ourselves –…
Saturday May 10 was the date of an historic Convocation at St. Mark’s and Corpus Christi Colleges. Not only was this one of the largest graduating classes ever for both Catholic institutions at UBC, but it was also a milestone…
The ‘stay-at-home girlfriend’ trend has become more than a TikTok aesthetic; it’s a flashpoint for bigger conversations about gender, money and identity in modern relationships. The trend, most popular between 2022 and 2024, features mostly childless Gen Z women who…
Every day in hospitals around Vancouver (and beyond) medical teams gather for rounds, discussing the patients in their care. Each team member – doctors, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, occupational therapists and dietitians – shares their input on how patients are…
I just left the hospice here in North Vancouver. I was there to visit a woman from one of the churches at which I help out. Joan just turned 90 and she is a lovely woman, full of life. Her…
Twice this month I have cast votes in advance polls in Vancouver, both times because I anticipated being in the United States on election days. I am a dual American and Canadian citizen, and it was for the privilege of…
There is a missing middle-ring of social relationships, the ring of social relationships where we once learned to value one another in our differences. The church can play a role in this middle sphere of relationships. The church can be…
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These sacred words were especially poignant when uttered by a Christian from Ukraine, smearing my forehead with the sign of the cross in ash and oil. We were reminded…
The promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) have captured a lot of attention in recent years. As a law professor who has recently been teaching and researching about this topic, I’ve learned a lot from reading a range of…