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Budding standup Sophie Buddle set to go national

Budding standup Sophie Buddle set to go national

After eight years of working on her craft, it’s all paying off for Sophie Buddle .

How powerful a mother's prayer for protection is

" Indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the universe . " [Quran 3:42] This beautiful declaration was addressed to none other than Maryam, the mother of Prophet Esa. Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Poetic Licence: 'TRUMP' by Peter Marcus

Poetic Licence: 'TRUMP' by Peter Marcus

Welcome to Poetic Licence – a weekly poetry forum, hosted by us, featuring words by local poets. This week? Activist Peter Marcus.
‘Funeral Day’ hits VIFF’s Vancity Theatre

‘Funeral Day’ hits VIFF’s Vancity Theatre

Today – Wednesday, July 26 – is Funeral Day in Vancouver.

Meditation can help bring about political solutions

If we lived in a society or a nation which practised meditation we would deal with political issues quite differently than we do now. There is always so much suffering that ensues when big issues such as fossil fuel transportation become politicized.
Reel People: Secrets of a wolf trainer

Reel People: Secrets of a wolf trainer

Trainer Annika McDade on working with wolves in film and TV
Jericho Arts Centre all abuzz with ‘The Vibrator Play’

Jericho Arts Centre all abuzz with ‘The Vibrator Play’

In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) At Jericho Arts Centre in repertory with Master Class and A Prayer For Owen Meany until August 17, 2017 Tickets from $25 at ensembletheatrecompany.ca .
Festival bangs the drum for Indigenous arts, culture and activism

Festival bangs the drum for Indigenous arts, culture and activism

Nine-day Drum is Calling Festival kicks off July 22

What's so spiritual about aging?

About 15 years ago, as I researched for my doctoral dissertation (The Relationship between Practices of Religion, Spirituality and Personal Styles) I used a scale designed from another study to describe how human beings experience the spiritual.
Poetic Licence: 'Blood Alley' by Lauren Martin McCraw

Poetic Licence: 'Blood Alley' by Lauren Martin McCraw

Welcome to Poetic Licence – a weekly poetry forum, hosted by us, featuring words by local poets. This week? Lauren Martin McCraw.
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