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He didn’t have a home, but he had a community.

On February 9th I received a tearful call from a UBC student.  The voice on the other end of the line was clearly upset and emotional; she had phoned to tell me that, Trevor, the man in the SUB passed away.  I was moved by this student’s compassion and mercy.  Trevor was a homeless man who [...]

The Experience of “I”

I was inspired to write this poem, so I thought I’d put it in place of a blog post: The Experience of I Who am “I”? “I” am. “I” know that “I” am. “I” don’t know all that “I” am. “I” know that too. “I” want to know all that “I” am. “I” do not [...]

Why Leaders Don’t Sleep at Night

By Brett Powell “Leaders don’t lie in bed at night dreaming about the way things are: they lie at bed at night dreaming about the way things could be and should be and must be” (Andy Stanley). That’s why many leaders are chronically sleep deprived! Leaders are hard-wired with a healthy spirit of discontent. Not [...]

New Year’s REVOLUTION

If there was one word to describe the effect of Rise Up on me this year and on so many others it would have to be: revolution. But not 360 degrees, because that would mean right back where we started… more like 180…or 540

CoffeeHouse 2012!

Talent Search: Where will YOU be on January 20, 2012? Join us to kick off a new semester CCO style with the 2nd Annual CCO Coffeehouse! Starting at 7:30PM at St Mary’s Parish (one block from Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain stop), we’ll have a solid set of performances with Eric “Epic” Chow and Tim “the Killer” Killoran [...]

CCO at UBC

  UBC – Come find us at daily Mass at St Mark’s (Google Map here) at 12:10 Mon-Fri! Read on for more info on upcoming campus events and other opportunities to connect with Catholicism at UBC!

Cornerstone

Featuring the one and only Fr Bryan Duggan! (NOTE: moved to 4th Friday this month because of Matt Maher and the One Conference - be there!) – In St Mary’s Gym Catholic young adults gather every month for  fellowship, testimony by fellow young adults, a talk by a special guest, praise and worship, food, and fun! [...]

Family, my 30th Birthday, and Rise Up

Rise Up always falls between Christmas and New Years (Dec 28-Jan1), which is also often a special time for families. For the last 10 years, since 2002, I have celebrated my birthday(Dec 30) away from my family and at CCO’s Rise Up Conference (except for ’08 when Vanessa and I visited her family in Hong [...]

A Hole in My Heart Big Enough For God!

Testimony by Deidre Van Wyke. Loneliness is a hard thing. Its presence in ones life is commanding, it affects your heart, your mind and your relationships. In my case it also affected my relationship with God. My first few years as a University student were very lonely. I am very close to my family, esp. [...]

Summit

  UPCOMING SUMMITS Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 7:30 pm Holy Rosary Cathedral 646 Richards Street in Vancouver Please note that there will not be a Summit in April due to the Easter weekend. Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm Our Lady of the Assumption 3141 Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam The Eucharist is the Source [...]

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