Ron Reed has crafted a powerful play focused on the relationship between two of the 20th century’s most influential writers. Tolkien is the play’s name, but it could have been Tolkien-Lewis (apart from awkwardness) because so much of it is based… Read more →
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Pope’s visit revealed true extent of persecution in Myanmar
by World Watch Monitor • • 0 Comments
When Pope Francis visited Myanmar (Burma) earlier this week, most of the world’s attention was focused on whether he would refer to the nation’s persecution of its Rohingya people. He did not, as the CBC’s National Today pointed out November… Read more →
Around Town: Pope Francis part of TED Talks, Journey Home, Easter Carnival …
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Vancouver is hosting the annual five-day (April 24 – 28) TED Conference (which organizers say is “at the heart of TED”), and so we also hosted Pope Francis earlier this week. Speaking on themes of hope, inclusion and tenderness, his TED Talk… Read more →
Catholic bishops want their flock to know evangelical neighbours better
by Flyn Ritchie • • 2 Comments
You know times are changing when the Roman Catholic Church hosts the first local celebration of the Reformation. The 500th anniversary will take place in 2017, but St. Mark’s Theological College on the UBC campus will be hosting The… Read more →
Around Town: Laudato Si’ +1, Caring for Strangers, Christian Life & Witness . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Several significant events over the next few weeks will focus on environmental issues. 1. Laudato Si’ +1 Just over a year ago, Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato Si’: On care for our common home, which focused on the… Read more →
Rhetorical excess in the wake of Orlando shooting
by Flyn Ritchie • • 9 Comments
“Religious intolerance of homosexuality led to mass murder in Orlando.” So ran the headline in the Vancouver Courier last week. Religion columnist Pat Johnson was describing anyone who believes in the traditional (scriptural) understanding of same-sex relationships. He was talking… Read more →
Alpha is developing a partnership with Catholic schools
by Stephen Mulder • • 1 Comment
One of the unique things about Alpha is that it is run in every major denomination. As a result, one privilege of my role with Alpha Canada is that I get quite an objective perspective on all the different ways… Read more →
A commentary on the Pope’s Encyclical Laudato Si’
by Loren Wilkinson • • 0 Comments
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Archbishop Michael Miller will be the keynote speakers at the upcoming Laudato Si’ Symposium, October 21 at the John Paul II Pastoral Centre. Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’s new document addressing the world’s ecological crisis, has… Read more →
Around Town: Waiting for Pope Francis, UBC’s Papal Bull, Neighbourhood Grants
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
A group of local citizens has invited Pope Francis to visit Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside; now it’s just a matter of waiting to see whether he will come. The interfaith group which sent the pope a letter includes Roman Catholic, United,… Read more →
Leader of 600 million evangelicals returning home to Vancouver
by Geoff Tunnicliffe • • 0 Comments
“We are very happy to be back in Vancouver.” So says Geoff Tunnicliffe as he eyes the end of his term as secretary general of the 600 million member World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) at the end of this month. While he is clearly sincere in his assertion,… Read more →