A June 8 Leger poll indicates that “66 percent of Canadians think the Church should bear the responsibility for the tragedies committed at residential schools, while 34 percent think the Government of Canada should be held responsible.” Local Roman Catholic leaders…
Apparently, churches will be free to hold indoor services as early as this weekend. [Note: This was confirmed on the afternoon of May 27 when a new variance regarding indoor worship was posted online.] Until after dinner yesterday, that was…
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court February 26, requesting an exemption from the pandemic-related Provincial Health Order restricting church gatherings. Archbishop Michael Miller is also seeking “a declaration that the Provincial Health…
My next weekly update will be early next year. Many of us have sung Brian Doerksen worship songs in our churches over the years. We sang one just last week as our church gathered online. So I have no doubt…
There have been no dramatic shifts since I posted ‘BC election: NDP has comfortable lead, two groups encourage careful scrutiny’ two weeks ago. The BC NDP remain well in front, though the race has tightened a bit, and those groups…
When everything is ‘unprecedented,’ it’s tough to choose just a few highlights for an Around Town column after taking a two-month summer break (which was very pleasant). Thus I have just decided to focus on several law-related stories, news of…
Roman Catholic Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, released the following pastoral letter June 7 in response to demonstrations against racism in Vancouver in recent days. As protests against racism, injustice and violence are taking place in the United States, Canada…
Normally I write about upcoming events in ‘Around Town,’ but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most have been cancelled, postponed or moved online. Among them, just in the next week: Pacific Theatre: Best of Enemies GMA Week: Covenant Awards Praise…
Premier John Horgan spoke with Christian and other religious leaders March 11 to deal with questions about the impact and spread of coronavirus. He tweeted after the meeting: Thank you to the 100+ faith leaders from across BC who joined…