June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, an opportunity to learn about the unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. It's a time to honour the stories...
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. - Psalm 19:1-2 Iraq approves record $153bn budget...
In my first blog piece written on Deacons and Justice, I wrote about the call for Deacons to offer holistic ministries that respect the dignity of all people found in their mandate. In today’s blog...
Among the young, there is a growing shift towards feelings of hopelessness about our planet’s future. This despairing fear is being termed “eco-anxiety.” Writing for Vice.com, Marc-Aurèle Baly...
Sometimes people like to exclude you from their circles. We are not always sure why and sometimes we do know why. In any case it doesn’t feel good to be rejected by others. Some people reject you to...
I can’t help but lament the absence of divine justice. Thankfully God is not finished with us. How much better will we do in the next 10 years? Sometimes I think of the process of reconciliation as a...
I am in a position where I provide support to survivors of human trafficking after they have already experienced trauma and exploitation. I am “down river,” in a position to provide assistance and aid...
And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the...
In November 2022 I received my ancestral name Switametelót—a name gifted to my great-grandmother from her father Switamet. When my great-grandmother married a non-Indigenous man, she was no longer...
"On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, ... The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name." - Zechariah 14: 8-9 Almost half...
The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) has been receiving increased attention as Canada recently announced additional protocol that came into effect on March 25, creating significant barriers to...
The other week, when I took my young sons to a children’s festival at a local church, it was joyous mayhem of the best kind. Throngs of youngsters jumped up and slid down the most enormous bouncy...
