Students from a number of BC Catholic schools spent more than half an hour interviewing Dr. Bonnie Henry last week, as can be seen on a YouTube video posted January 20. The questions were polite, covering topics such as: *…
You might think the middle of a global pandemic is less than an ideal time to disrupt the operations of a hospice where palliative care patients receive comfort as they approach death. If so, you would not share the apparent…
Anika Barlow, hospitality coordinator at Vancouver’s Kinbrace Refugee Community Society, spoke with Peter Stockland of Convivium about the power of faith to bring new arrivals and hosts alike closer to encountering God. Convivium: What is Kinbrace, and how did you…
Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom took part in Our Whole Society at UBC Robson Square late last month. Andrew Bennett ably explained his mandate to promote religious freedom in the face of “barbaric persecution” by ISIS/ISIL and in many other…
The Supreme Court of Canada decided unanimously February 6 that doctors may lawfully help competent adults, who are grievously and irremediably ill, to end their lives. The court gave the federal and provincial governments 12 month to respond with legislation.…