Local religious and spiritual groups continue to provide community, companionship, hope December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 Boston Laferté With the holiday season approaching, religious groups are having to navigate worship at a distance. For many people in Victoria, these groups aren't just people to pray or meditate with
DEAREST READER | A proclamation of the foundation of the Church of Latter-Day Students October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Aaron Stefik Some may look dimly on the prospect of conjuring from the æther a new and mortal-centred yet divine doctrine. Nevertheless, I warrant that so long as midterms, finals, essays, and
Wiccan holidays scrapped from UVic religious observances calendar October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Josh Kozelj Eight Wiccan holiday dates were removed from UVic’s annual religious observances calendar this year, leaving students and faculty who identify as Wiccan without a way to request time off for
Relics in Catholicism April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 Brianna Bock Five hundred-year-old arm of St. Francis visited Victoria earlier this year On Jan. 27, St. Francis Xavier’s arm arrived in Victoria at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. The relic had travelled across...
Momentum festival celebrates community through movement and mindfulness November 16, 2017November 15, 2017 Naomi Duska On Saturday, Nov. 4, students gathered at the Interfaith Chapel for the fifth Momentum Festival at UVic. The Momentum Festival started in 2015 and occurs twice a year. By conducting...
Student club connected to an organization accused of cult-like activities June 9, 2016September 14, 2017 Cormac O’Brien It started with a seemingly innocuous newspaper article. In January 2016, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) published a column in the Nexus — Camosun’s independent student newspaper — listing off a number of extra-curricular...
Quebec Charter of Values must be the last nail in the coffin of separatism September 19, 2013September 18, 2013 Aria Alavi History is full of stories of people who fought for democracy and sacrificed their lives to have liberty in different parts of the world. Freedom fighters, libertarians, socialists, communists, republicans,...
