tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77559019902818019922024-03-15T06:49:11.383-07:00The Busy CatholicLatest news and opinion from The B.C. CatholicThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3005125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-9777378919121950102017-05-30T16:31:00.003-07:002017-05-30T16:31:59.823-07:00Egypt's Christians worry they could be martyred anytimeSlaughter of 28 Coptic pilgrims brings fear and angerFather Rafic Greiche told Catholic News Service that Christians in Egypt are "getting this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment."This after an attack on Christian pilgrims on a bus May 26. At least 28 died and another 25 were injured. Coptic Catholic Abouna Beshoi Yasa Annis said his parish has cancelled one trip and the plans for many The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-85369520285000159412017-05-17T10:23:00.004-07:002017-05-17T10:23:47.414-07:00'Love Is' coming as music to VancouverMusician Joe Zambon to perform with dance duo Project Pursuit
Joe Zambon will be playing at Rosary Hall, May 21.
Canadian folk singer Joe Zambon will be making a stop in Vancouver for his show tour across Canada and the U.S. Zambon will perform alongside hip-hop dance duo Project Pursuit, May 21.
Zambon is a self-taught musician who was born with webbed fingers. However, he requested his The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-82854980843500132732017-04-26T13:51:00.001-07:002017-04-26T13:51:10.780-07:00Study finds sex-selection abortion happens in CanadaImmigrant moms from India show continued preference for boys over girls
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Female immigrants from India are having more sons than daughters, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada.
"It's counterintuitive," said Marcelo Urquia, a research scientist at the University of Manitoba's Centre for Health Policy and lead author of the study. "WeThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-20649993929250814762017-04-04T15:54:00.000-07:002017-04-04T15:54:04.468-07:00Local Eastern Rite bishop reflects on pope meetingBishop Nowakowski spoke on the topic of married priests
Canadian Archbishops Richard Smith of Edmonton, Alberta, Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Diocese of New Westminster, British Columbia, are pictured in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome March 27. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-7047816360893879412017-03-23T16:19:00.000-07:002017-03-23T16:19:14.986-07:00The Case for Christ hits the big screenNew film based on book attempting to prove Jesus' existence
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When B.C. Catholic reporter Agnieszka Krawczynski was studying theology, The Case for Christ was required reading.
Now, the book by atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel has become a feature film about a journalist with a great mustache trying to find evidence for or against the existence of Jesus. Interested? Watch the trailerThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-1388273337218625192017-03-17T13:55:00.000-07:002017-03-17T13:57:16.024-07:00This 5-foot nun stands tall on the basketball court97-year-old sister acts as team chaplain
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. (Photo)
Sister Jean Schmidt is the newest member of Loyola University's sports hall of fame in Chicago. She's also been the men's basketball team chaplain since 1994.
Sr. Jean has become a fixture on the Chicago campus, even getting her own bobblehead day before a game in appreciation for her service. She keeps an office inThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-71201401849204022132017-03-06T15:07:00.001-08:002017-03-06T15:07:27.243-08:00Pope Francis puts spotlight on Christian persecutionHe asks for prayer in new video
In his prayer video for March, Pope Francis prays for persecuted
Christians, asking for the prayers and aid of the whole Church toward
those mistreated because of their beliefs.
“How many people are being persecuted because of their faith, forced to
abandon their homes, their places of worship, their lands, their loved
ones!”
The video was released March 2. The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-80718698734185172062017-02-21T15:30:00.000-08:002017-02-21T15:31:00.244-08:00What happened to Roe?Woman involved in Roe v. Wade died Saturday
Norma McCorvey. (Photo)
Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe behind the landmark pro-abortion case in the U.S., died Feb. 18. So why are pro-lifers mourning her death?
Opinion writer Melissa Clement explains:
"As I
sat listening to Miss Norma, I was overwhelmed with the burden she
carried.
She told her story of meeting with Sarah Weddington and the
The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-90282069978650683922017-02-08T10:14:00.002-08:002017-02-08T10:14:52.807-08:00Bishop: Iraqi Christians 'celebrated when Trump won'Iraq prelate supports a preference for minorities fleeing genocide
Archbishop Bashar Warda of the Chaldean Archeparchy of Erbil, Iraq. (Credit)
Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil says the U.S. president's executive order, which some have criticized as a travel ban or discrimination against Muslims, actually brings "renewed hope" to persecuted minorities.
"Most Americans have no concept of what The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-43179010920942785712017-02-06T10:00:00.002-08:002017-02-06T10:00:19.903-08:00Small Alaskan community shows pro-life coloursPalmer residents host their own March for Life for first time
While massive crowds took to the streets in Washington, D.C., during the March for Life in January, a small community in Alaska decided to participate from afar for the first time.
"Each year, since Roe vs. Wade was decided, hundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans have made their way to Washington, D.C., to demand an end to The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-56714880938082558882017-01-25T11:50:00.000-08:002017-01-25T11:50:43.655-08:00Pope says it is too early to judge President Trump
He tells reporters jumping to conclusions is unwise
Pope Francis talks to El Pais. (El Pais)
The Pope who has become famous for his words "who am I to judge?" is not judging the new president of the United States just yet.
"I think that we must wait and see. I don’t like to get ahead of myself, nor to judge people prematurely. We will see how he acts, what he does, and then I will form an The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-72275411018813709142017-01-24T16:29:00.002-08:002017-01-24T16:29:18.165-08:00New leader of Opus Dei confirmed by Pope FrancisMonsignor Fernando Brana plans for a bright yet simple future for the prelature
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Father Luis Montes, who has lived in Iraq since 2010, stands beside a Nativity scene. A majority of villages on the Nineveh plains have been liberated from the Islamic State, allowing them to celebrate their Christian traditions once again.
Refugees are overjoyed to hear their homes have been liberated from the Islamic The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-88402236823787931562017-01-10T16:21:00.003-08:002017-01-10T16:21:39.452-08:00First Filipino to head U.S. diocese will supervise Salt Lake CityAuxiliary bishop of Los Angeles appointed after 20-month vacancy
Pope Francis appointed Auxiliary Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Los Angeles as bishop of Salt Lake City. (Photo Credit: CNS / J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings)
The first Filipino bishop of the United States will become the first to head a diocese.
The Vatican announced the appointment of Bishop Oscar A. Solis as the new head of theThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-12366484259903254682016-12-22T14:55:00.000-08:002016-12-22T14:55:47.830-08:00Our Lady of Perpetual Help parishioners reflect in new grotto<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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The Twelve Days of Christmas poster. (Photo Credit: RCAV)
The lilting tones of Christmas will be visiting three local churches this holiday season.
MOTET Chamber Choir will be performing various choral and organ music leading up to the Epiphany. The concerts will feature works from Orlando Gibbons, Sir David Willcocks, and a new carol by Thomas The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-58847318688532967482016-12-15T15:48:00.003-08:002016-12-19T12:56:32.060-08:00Opus Dei leader dies at 84Prelate of Opus Dei passes away due to lung infection
Bishop Javier Echevarria Rodriguez (centre), Prelate of Opus Dei, greets Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Tlanlnepantia, Mexico at the Vatican. Bishop Echevarria headed Opus Dei for more than 20 years before passing away in Rome. (Photo Credit: CNS Photo/Paul Haring)
Bishop Javier Echevarria Rodriguez, the Prelate of Opus Dei, died at the The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-61746720083689907452016-12-09T09:50:00.001-08:002016-12-09T09:50:05.608-08:00New ministry starts up in the Downtown EastsideFull-time Catholic Street Missionaries aim to serve the homeless, prostituted, and drug-addicted
Members of a new outreach gather at Westminster Abbey for a fast and pilgrimage to pray for their success. Photo submitted.
A new ministry to people living on the streets has sprung up in Vancouver. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.Also newly posted:For international stories see The B.CThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-91282373670426064132016-12-08T14:37:00.001-08:002016-12-08T14:37:47.864-08:00Campbell River celebrates with loved hermitFrater Charles Brandt honoured during the 50th anniversary of his ordination
It was standing room only for 93-year-old Frater Charles Brandt from Oyster River, B.C.
"Brandt, soon to turn 94, is much revered by almost everyone for his tireless work on behalf of the natural world, a world he sees as infused with divine purpose...
He’s a hermit who took a science degree, ornithology, and uses The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-33783829153586486402016-12-07T13:50:00.004-08:002016-12-07T13:50:47.925-08:00Pro-life speaker creates documentarySchadenberg motivated by lack of media coverage on the dangers of euthanasia
Alex Schadenberg holds up his newly released documentary The Euthanasia
Deception, about the situation in Belgium. Josh Tng / The B.C. Catholic.
Josh Tng / The B.C. Catholic.
A new documentary warns of what the future may be like with euthanasia legal. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.Also newly posted:The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-35310212832784910482016-12-05T09:24:00.001-08:002016-12-05T09:24:06.531-08:00Bethlehem documentary changes filmmaker's life
Her work covers the security wall Israel has built around Bethlehem
Executive producer Wael Kabbani stands with Sansour before a screening
at the Rio Theatre. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.
When a filmmaker travelled to Bethlehem to create a documentary about the world's most famous "little town," she didn't realize it would change her life. For full story see The B.C. Catholic The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-41529649186689699792016-12-02T11:06:00.003-08:002016-12-02T11:06:50.572-08:00Archbishop says God invented liturgyAbout 200 attend conference on 'making every Sunday matter'
Keynote speaker Father Samuel Weber, OSB.
The Liturgy was invented by God, not human beings, said Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.Also newly posted:For international stories see The B.C. Catholic website.Senate must give Transgender Bill C-16 a thorough vetting: Senator Plett
Senator The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-71939306459667502162016-12-01T09:45:00.005-08:002016-12-01T09:45:59.260-08:00Pair encourages couples to understand fertilityBillings practitioners Lisa and Dominic Price find natural family planning strengthens their marriage
The Price family poses at a park near their home in Surrey. Lisa and
Dominic have appeared on TV and taught hundreds of couples how to
achieve or avoid pregnancy naturally, without drugs or side effects.
Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.
Women in the Western world don't know enoughThe Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-1925940246140598392016-12-01T09:26:00.004-08:002016-12-01T09:27:07.636-08:00Pipeline to pull prayer from local communityStanding Rock inspires solidarity service
Protestors demonstrate at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation against the Dakota Access oil pipeline Sept. 9, 2016. (Photo Credit: Andrew Cullen / Reuters)
Prayer unites individuals peacefully, and that's what a local Eastern Orthodox Church intends to do.
The Eastern Catholic Church in Richmond is holding a vesper to pray for a "just and irenic The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7755901990281801992.post-34779537276702925712016-11-30T10:26:00.002-08:002016-11-30T10:26:36.779-08:00Former abortion worker tells of conversion
Carol Everett walked away from the industry after falling to her knees in prayer at her clinic
Carol Everett (centre) chats with Advokate executive director Jared
White (right) and Hope for Women's Elizabeth Sutcliffe after the Nov. 17
fundraiser. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.
A woman who managed two Texas abortion clinics and oversaw 35,000 abortions is now a vocal activist The Busy Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744261268763084668noreply@blogger.com0