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The Bell: Thanksgiving is coming – and Thanksgiving is with us every day

by Gerry Turcotte • October 2, 2024 • 0 Comments

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving . . . Psalm 147:7 I don’t often have fast food, but on a whim I recently popped into an A&W near the UBC campus. As I sat waiting for my order I noticed…

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City, Community

Around Town: L’Arche housing, ARPA’s Election Guide, involuntary incarceration

by Flyn Ritchie • September 1, 2024 • 0 Comments

Burnaby politicians recently joined community and religious leaders to celebrate the completion of a housing project for vulnerable community members. This September 20 press release from L’Arche tells the story: L’Arche Greater Vancouver has fulfilled the biggest dream in its…

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Books, City, Community

A library looking for a reading room / meeting place

by Flyn Ritchie • October 2, 2024 • 0 Comments

I am re-posting this piece because I am still looking for a good home – or at least an interim storage space – for a valuable library before the end of October. I would love to hear from anyone in…

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Mission, World

Lausanne 4 welcomes the world – and a good Vancouver contingent

by Flyn Ritchie • September 26, 2024 • 1 Comment

We humbly repent of our flaws and failures. We repent of our pride and parochialism. We repent of our isolation and our arrogance. And so, we gather. So said Michael Oh, Global Executive Director / CEO of the Lausanne Movement…

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Community, Culture

Art and grief: speaking beyond words

by Susie Colby • September 26, 2024 • 2 Comments

An October 5 talk on the collaborative conception, evolution and creation of the bronze and steel monumental work titled Limina by artist Dave Robinson will be held at St. John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church. How does one express the inexpressible? Especially…

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Community, Urban Issues

The Bell: The delusion of self-sufficiency

by Karen Reed • September 26, 2024 • 4 Comments

Our friendship grew slowly, over many years. She lived in my neighbourhood with her partner, in a very large old house – twice the size of mine – located only a few doors down the street. You had to climb…

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Community

It’s time for men to break out of their shell and make room for friendship

by Carson Pue • September 26, 2024 • 1 Comment

There’s a common stereotype that men don’t need friends, that they don’t have time for friendship, or that it isn’t an important part of their lives. This is a damaging narrative that needs to be corrected. The truth is that…

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