Could it be that God is using a Canadian Supreme Court decision to teach me something about the meaning of the seventh commandment for the 21st century? In an unusual case, the court ruled that refusing to wear a condom during sexual intercourse could be considered sexual assault, if one’s partner only consented to intercourse…
As a child, I found preachers’ talk about being the body of Christ more disturbing than comforting. Frightening fantasies of strange bodies danced in my head while the minister droned on. Children’s songs about being hands and feet for Jesus and “Be Careful, Little Eyes What You See”, used body images to teach me to…
When the results of Census 2021 were released, headlines labelled Canada an aged society. The previous census described Canada as an aging society. Is the shift from aging to aged significant? Census 2021 highlighted a dramatic growth in the population over 85 years (a 12 percent growth since 2016) as well as the reality that…
Duets were a favorite part of piano practice for me and my children. Each player is essential; the whole sound is much richer than each tune alone. Duets produce a different sound than 3-chord harmony, solos or choirs. If the new Liberal/New Democrat agreement plays as a duet, it may be a growing-up moment for…
Cost of living issues are dominating Ontario’s provincial election campaign. That is understandable because of recent price increases in food, gas and housing. It is also unfortunate because public debate focuses on short-term fixes when we need wise direction for the long-term challenges facing Ontario. Short-termism is already baked into our electoral system. But changing…
Federal Budget 2022 turned out to be a sober document, contrary to media hype about New Democrats hijacking the agenda, fears of reckless spending and Corporate Canada’s push to return to 1990s-era budgeting. Instead, this budget charts a middle-of-the-road approach, bending over backwards, it seems, to dispel fears that the Liberals have become socialists. It…
My repentance list this Lent is long, with both personal and communal confessions: damage to God’s creation; harms to others through racial discrimination; complicity in many forms of violence; failure to change conditions that leave others poor or sick; abuses within and by the church that undermine our witness for Jesus; as well as traditional…
The post-pandemic recovery is an opportunity for the Roman Catholic Church to re-position itself in Canadian society and regain public trust. That is the central thesis of a small, strategic book by John Milloy, entitled Politics and Faith in a Polarized World: A Challenge for Catholics. While he makes his case directly to his own…
CCC2 added some pepper to the SALT report. Spirited discussion of other options continues in informal dialogues. The options presented to 95 people on Zoom are not mutually exclusive or complete. They could be reframed as steps on a path, and they need more detailed study than could be done for an informal meeting. The…
As I walked through downtown Ottawa in early February, I was disturbed by signs saying ‘God Supports the Truckers’ and ‘Stand Up for God’. Leaders of the blockade spoke statements of hate and lines from the Lord’s Prayer in the same breath. Prayer sessions were mixed with calling down God’s judgment on a restaurant worker…
How did it come to this? Eighteen months after citizens were banging pots and waving banners in support of health care workers, parliament had to pass a new law to stop abusive attacks as doctors enter hospitals. Over Christmas, public pressure was needed to take down a social media offer of a monetary reward for…
Canadian members of the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) face accusations of creating schism and disunity every time they want more space to do ministry in a different way. The word “separation” plays the same threatening role in church circles as it does in Quebec. It now hangs over the upcoming January 29…
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