1+ week, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) I grew up with a father who was always building, and over the years I have loved to be in my workshop, making furniture, or repairing plumbing and wiring, re-erecting fences and more. This small interlude turned into an unexpectedly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (476+ words) We have a frightfully bothersome chestnut tree hanging over our backyard. Every year, around late summertime, it drops hard, spiky, and inedible nut shells the size of golf balls. We can't walk barefoot outside without speared toes. But it gives…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (497+ words) Earlier this summer, the following text came into our family group chat from our eldest: “Nobody freak out, but I’m currently holding Pope St. John Paul II’s vestments.” As part of her recent internship with the Office of Archives at…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (613+ words) When Krystyn Kurzyna first attended the Arise Youth Retreat, she found herself in a place of beauty where everything was focused on God. Inspired by the ever-present “joyous atmosphere” she experienced as a camper, the grade 12 student from Traditional Learning…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (994+ words) Jerome Robles is Vancouver’s next seminarian preparing for ordination as a transitional deacon. The ordination will take place on October 16. The B.C. Catholic caught up with him to discuss his experiences as a Seminarian, his thoughts on discernment, and he…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (221+ words) When the Seattle Seahawks won the title against all preseason odds, they had as one of their leaders big offensive tackle Abraham Lucas. He describes himself as a “hardcore Catholic” who views his faith in Jesus Christ and his relationship…...