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Faith Forum: Lutheran prayers for next pope

Faith Forum: Lutheran prayers for next pope

Lyle McKenzie is pastor of Lutheran Church of the Cross of Saanich and part-time chaplain in Multifaith Services at the University of Victoria.

Sede vacante for a while

BERLIN — Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation Thursday as head of the Roman Catholic Church marks the beginning of a period known as sede vacante — when the Holy See of Rome is vacant until the election of a new pope.
Benedict: ‘Best dressed pontiff ever’

Benedict: ‘Best dressed pontiff ever’

Some critics have sneered at the Pope's gorgeous attire, but this writer sees value in beauty and craftsmanship wherever it is found

Faith Forum: Compassion should be reciprocal service

What is compassion? For many of us, the first place we go to answer the question is to the word “pity.” The American healthcare reformer and philosopher Rachel Remen (rachelremen.
Parishioners turned out in force to help family when lethal illness struck their pastor

Parishioners turned out in force to help family when lethal illness struck their pastor

Parishioners turned out in force to help family when lethal illness struck their pastor

Faith Forum: Zen meditation and the art of good conduct

In Buddhist thought, good conduct means the moment-by-moment unfolding of the “perfected motivations of non-attachment, friendliness and wisdom” (R. Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism). Religious Buddhism derives from these initial conditions.
Unity Church’s O’Connor dies

Unity Church’s O’Connor dies

Rev. Donald O’Connor, once considered the “golden boy” of the Unity Church, died in Victoria on Christmas Eve. He was 96.

Pope beats Bieber in re-tweets

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict, white-haired, 85, and a social-media neophyte, has beaten out 18-year-old heartthrob Justin Bieber to set a percentage record for re-tweeting by his followers, the Vatican said on Thursday.

New carol tells story of cathedral bird

A new carol with lyrics recalling Victoria Christ Church Cathedral’s storied stone bird will be performed for the public for the first time Sunday. It’s part of a popular annual service called Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

The lessons of Dickens

“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!” — Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the governmen