The stories of Jesus often make me uncomfortable. We - Grandma and two of the grandsons - were rushing towards Safeco Field to see the Toronto Blue Jays play the Seattle Mariners. The delay at the ...
continue readingThese are my blessings: seven adopted First Nations children that have chosen me as their mom. Our family has included many children, including White, Asian, transgender, Two Spirit, and more. As...
continue readingMy visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, to take part in the Amplify 16 Conference, has been an eye-opening experience. On the opening day I offered the morning keynote address at an LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, b...
continue readingI have run in the intense heat of Ontario summers and the deep cold of Arctic winters, but if I am ever asked about the perfect day for running, what will come to mind is this past weekend in Toronto....
continue readingWhat does home mean to you? Does it include a source of clean water? Perhaps a patch of grass or access to parkland? Does it include safety and security – it will be there day after day to...
continue readingI have had a long love affair with Leonard Cohen, or rather, with his words. I furiously read his poems in university; I saw him in concert in 1970, when he came to play in a small indoor hockey rink ...
continue readingWe stood in the hallway of a retreat centre and listened to our instructions. The animator would read us a question. If our answer was yes, we were to take a step forward. If our answer was no, we wer...
continue readingIn that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night… As we enter into Advent, we bring to mind the birth of Christ and the mystery of the Incarn...
continue readingGeneral Secretary Nora Sanders on the racist graffiti attacks in Ottawa. Even when acts of fear and hatred are in the news, we must keep our Christian values.
continue readingModerator Jordan Cantwell had a busy November. It started with her keynote address at an LBGT conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. She then “chilled” at a youth forum in British Columbia, bef...
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