A few weeks ago, I got a call from a friend at 4 am. Actually, it was a call from an acquaintance, but now I consider him a friend. He had not been able to sleep and was feeling overwhelmingly…
Two giants of the 20th century’s intellectual landscape will meet onstage at Pacific Theatre this weekend. The Vancouver theatre company describes Freud’s Last Session, which will run from April 24 – May 30, in this way: As air raid sirens…
Shad will take over as the new host of Q on CBC Radio next week (April 20). His arrival is a good news story, both for him and for CBC. He is already a successful musician, winning a Juno Award for best…
“The face in the Shroud conveys a great peace; this tortured body expresses a sovereign majesty. It is as if it let a restrained but powerful energy within it shine through, as if to say: have faith, do not lose…
Adam Back is a student in his last semester at Regent College, going out with a bang with a solo exhibition at the Lookout Gallery which runs until April 30. I sat down and chatted with him about enchiladas, flowers…
Philip Owen was mayor of Vancouver from 1993 to 2002, and his contribution to the city and our society will be recognized next Monday (May 11) when the Vancouver School of Theology (VST) confers on him the degree of Doctorate…
It seems that May has become pro-life month, with the March for Life May 14, the Catholic Church’s National Week for Life and the Family May 11 – 17 and the Focus on Life gala dinner May 25. Here Brian…