The Intersection of Faith and Culture
I came into the Catholic Church in April 1993 and have been involved with youth ministry ever since. Currently, I am in my tenth year as the Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. We assist churches in their youth […]
Coming up this week at Pacific Theatre is a staged reading of Wittenberg by David Davalos. Like Pacific Theatre’s last staged reading of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, this play takes the historical, theological, literary, and scientific, and crams it all into one play. This […]
According to The Economist’ Liveability Report, which takes into account health care, education, infrastructure, culture and environment, Vancouver ranks as the third most livable city in the entire world. Yet, Vancouver is also known for being the home of “poorest postal code” in all of Canada. The stark contrast between […]
Upon discovering Penelope Trunk’s blog I was intrigued by one of her most popular posts: “Bad career advice: Do what you love.” Trunk makes the argument that finding a job or career you would do “even if you didn’t get paid” is nearly impossible. A silly dream even! She states […]
Originally printed in the September-October issue of Converge magazine. Photos by Royce Sin and Ryan Wong for Converge magazine I’m lounging in a plush leather seat in the lobby of a moderately swanky apartment building turned hotel. As I wait for Joseph Vincent to arrive, I look over my notes […]
Feminine Influence, fear of failure, the continuous battle with sexual lust; these Challenges make it very hard to be a man in the Church, and can end up sabotaging the young marriages that men are rushed into in the Church.
