‘An extravagant goodness’
At 50, Catherine Stewart was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour and had to decide between surgery and radiation, each of which carried risks.
The Spirituality of Wine: Embracing creation with body and soul
As non-initiate into the world of wine, we approached Gisela Kreglinger’s new book, The Spirituality of Wine, with a combination of skepticism and uncertainty.
The little-known ‘greatest stained glass artist of our time’
In November 1919, a magnificent memorial window was unveiled in the east wall of the Church of St. Bartholomew (Anglican) in Ottawa.
‘God Unseen, Seen in Love’
We were not previously familiar with the music of Canadian singer/songwriter Steve Bell; but we are ever so pleased to make his musical acquaintance now.
Douglas Cowling remembered as passionate ‘connector’ through liturgy, music
On a Sunday in the Easter season, not too long ago, many among the congregation at All Saints Kingsway, Toronto, preparing to sing a psalm, suddenly noticed something familiar about the tune.
Testament to a life thoughtfully lived
As a student first of history and now of library and archival science, I am acutely aware of an existential crisis currently ongoing in both fields.
Nobody writes letters anymore.
Sin and redemption on Facebook
It had been a long day and I was tired.
Atheists can be spiritual beings, book argues
Award-winning Toronto architect Gerald Robinson is an adjunct professor of theology, in the divinity faculty at the University of Toronto's Trinity College.
A survivor’s fierce vision and courage
This memoir is many things—short yet powerful, anecdotal and detailed, courageous and sad, unsettling and important.
A faith journey through art
Sit, reflect and pray.
Former Archbishop turns tables on William Shakespeare
A play written by the former Archbishop of Canterbury and Wales, Rowan Williams, about the "lost years" of celebrated English playwright Williams Shakespeare has opened in a theatre in Wales.
Not in God’s Name examines ‘altruistic evil’
"When religion turns men into murderers, God weeps...Too often in the history of religion, people have killed in the name of the God of life, waged war in the name of the God of peace, hated in the name of the God of love, and practiced cruelty in the name of the God of compassion."
Henri Nouwen’s gift to Anne Lamott
When Anne Lamott found herself, at age 31, a self-loathing drug and alcohol addict, it was the idea of "radical self-love," as expressed by Henri Nouwen and writers like him, that allowed her to turn a corner on her life, the 62-year-old American writer told a Toronto audience last week.
The deep and abiding faith of Mennonite mothers
BOOK REVIEW
Sons and Mothers: Stories from Mennonite Men
Edited by Mary-Ann Loewen
University of Regina Press, 2015
144 pages
ISBN 978-0889774032
The genesis of Sons and Mothers: Stories from...
Nothing new in The Young Messiah
As long as there's money in faith-based films, and there's plenty of it, apparently, Christian audiences can expect the canon of Bible movies to continue to expand.