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Neighbourliness reveals our morality

by Karen Reed • January 18, 2024 • 5 Comments

Neighbours. You know, those people who live around us in our specific neighbourhood, that we didn’t choose and may not like or even know their names. How are we to think about neighbours? Could it be that neighbourliness is the…

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Books, Mission, World

Christianity: a missionary religion: Introduction

by Flyn Ritchie • January 18, 2024 • 0 Comments

For years I have been urging anyone who will listen to pay more attention to missionary history, learn about missionary saints, read books about missionaries – to little avail. I believe one of my sons once followed up. But, Paul…

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Community, Culture

Blessing same-sex unions: nuanced affirmation locally, confusion abroad

by Flyn Ritchie • January 11, 2024 • 0 Comments

The Vatican announced December 18 that Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples – and the news was widely reported worldwide. CBC Radio’s As it Happens responded that evening by posting an upbeat Q&A with Fr. James Martin. They noted,…

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City, Community

Around Town: Patricia June Vickers, Global Peacemakers, Pickleball . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • January 11, 2024 • 1 Comment

There is still time to see a powerful exhibit at Regent College’s Dal Schindell Gallery. Healing Journey: Art of Patricia Vickers has been there for the last two months of 2023 and will continue until January 24. Douglas Todd interviewed…

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City, Community

Network of faith leaders/writers: an experiment whose time has come

by Tim Dickau • January 11, 2024 • 0 Comments

Two years ago, I had a rousing two-hour conversation with the then interim principal of St. Mark’s College on the UBC campus, Michael Higgins. He is the leading biographer of such figures as Henri Nouwen and Thomas Merton and has…

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Community, Mission

Mission Fest 2024: focus on partnership, February 15 – 17 at The Centre

by James Bonney Steve Schroeder • January 10, 2024 • 1 Comment

Mission Fest 2024 is happening February 15 – 17, hosted by Westside Church, Vancouver in their amazing venue, The Centre. We invite you to come filled with an expectation of encountering Jesus. Our passion for everyone at MF 2024 is…

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Justice, World

Responses to COP 28 ‘transition’ plan: persevere, pray and press for funding

by Flyn Ritchie • December 14, 2023 • 0 Comments

A local minister who took part in COP 28 (the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference) has mixed feeling about the results. Deborah Walker, Minister of Connection and Social Justice at Shaughnessy Heights United Church, spent about a week as…

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