Friday Silent Vigil

Poverty Vigil Celebrates 13 Years

Poverty Vigil Celebrates 13 Years

Scene from the 13th Anniversary Silent Vigil held on November 13th, 2008.“The last thing poverty respects is age. Young, old or in between, being poor erases smiles from our faces.”— quote posted on a sign at the 13th anniversary of the Silent Vigil The Ontario...

In Silence, Wisdom is born

In Silence, Wisdom is born

General Superior Sr. Pauline Lally at the 13th Anniversary of the Silent Vigil.BY GENERAL SUPERIOR SISTER PAULINE LALLY Twelve years ago when I returned to Kingston, after a two year stint out of the country, I soon discovered that I had come back to a very different...

Activist/Street Nurse at Vigil

Activist/Street Nurse at Vigil

A high profile social activist joined other vigil-keepers at the weekly silent vigil at Kingston’s City Hall on Friday May 18, 2007. Raised in Kingston, nurse Cathy Crowe specializes in advocacy for the homeless in Canada. She has won fame as a street nurse working...

Farewell Faithful Vigil Keeper

Farewell Faithful Vigil Keeper

BY SISTER PEGGY FLANAGAN As I recall, Jesus of Nazareth had a soft spot in his heart for fishermen. Perhaps he still does. Oliver Gerald Doyle, who died on the second of May, was a follower of Jesus, but not just because he loved to go fishing. Oliver also took...