June 2024 Archives - Faith Tides

The Rafah Crossing

Herbert O’Driscoll — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:37:55 +0000

Jan. 12, 2024 Night after night on our television screens, we see the Rafah Crossing between southern Gaza and northern Egypt. The area is teeming with desperate people trying to escape from Gaza, weaving and dodging through the long line of trucks crossing the border into Gaza with their desperately needed supplies. Families do their […]

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A debate on human goodness

John J. Thatamanil — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:36:32 +0000

Recently, a theological dispute broke out in the public square: a relatively rare occurrence in our post-theological era. Conservative evangelicals are irate about Pope Francis’s recent claim during an interview with CBS evening news anchor Norah O’Donnell that human beings are essentially good. They are not upset about Pope Francis’s unequivocal “No!” to O’Donnell’s question […]

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Bidden or not bidden, God is present

Patricia Stock — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:35:47 +0000

The Women’s Spring Retreat, held at the picturesque Camp Pringle, Shawnigan Lake on 19-21 April, had thirty-two attendees. The retreat facilitator was Archbishop Linda Nicholls, and the spiritual leader was Lynn Mills, incumbent at St Mary’s, Metchosin. Archbishop Linda’s warm, understanding and easy-going nature eased us gently through the theme of “God’s Story in Us.” […]

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Where did all the young people go?

Christine Conkin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:34:21 +0000

Average churchgoers and scholars alike have been asking hard questions about our theology and practice of Christianity for years. The 1960s marked a watershed in such questioning as we noticed secularism taking hold, and concerns for justice and civil rights of all kinds rose in our consciences. Church observers began wondering if we were witnessing […]

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A sabbatical in New Orleans

Alastair Hunting — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:33:18 +0000

Alastair Hunting, incumbent at St John the Divine, Courtenay, shares his experience on an extended educational leave in New Orleans. This past winter I went on an extended education leave to New Orleans, Louisiana. Br. Bill Tartar from Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria put me in touch with a Franciscan brother Br. Donald Dubay, who is […]

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St Luke’s raises funds with attic treasures

Carol Turnham — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:32:48 +0000

On Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., St Luke’s, Cedar Hill and Vintage Fashion Showcase (VFS) held a new fundraising venture called Attic Treasures Vintage Market. This was similar to the version we had planned to hold in 2020 before all public gatherings had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. A […]

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Cathedral appoints new Dean and Canon

Faith Tides — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:31:01 +0000

Following Ansley Tucker’s retirement in October 2022, a cathedral search committee and Bishop Anna undertook an extensive search process to find and appoint a new rector of Christ Church Cathedral and dean of the Diocese of Islands and Inlets. In April of this year, Bishop Anna announced that the search was over and that Jonathan […]

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