Janet Cleaveland is a member of the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater in Vancouver.
Website URL: http://blogs.columbian.com/small-plates/author/jcleaveland/
VANCOUVER – On December 8, 1856, Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four sisters landed on the frontier shores of the Columbia River at Fort Vancouver and soon started building more than 30 schools, hospitals, orphanages, and homes for the aged and mentally ill.
CASTLE ROCK – It may be summer, but winter is surely coming — and no one knows it better than the Maronite Monks of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
VANCOUVER – Immigration lawyer Larkin VanDerhoef sees fear and uncertainty every day as he meets immigrants trying keep their families together.
OLYMPIA – Bills the state’s bishops are actively opposing — including mandatory abortion coverage in health care plans — are moving through the state Legislature, closer to becoming law during the session that ends March 8.