Medical assistance in dying is a controversial topic for many Mennonites in Canada and the United States. But a majority of Mennonites in the Netherlands have not only accepted it but are looking for ways to incorporate it into pastoral care. That’s the finding of Dutch Mennonite pastor and theologian Pieter Post, who did research…
As I enter the fourth year of my Bachelor of Arts in English Writing, people often ask me: “What do you hope to do after you graduate?” A reasonable question, one I have asked myself, but I don’t always have a direct answer. There are many things I could do after graduating. However, the focus…
Redeemer’s art gallery is reopening after summer renovations with the exhibit The Book of Nature, featuring five artists’ work inspired by God’s creation. The exhibit includes oil paintings, textile art, woodcut prints, cyanotype images and mixed media artwork incorporating found objects. Bullet holes in the sky “The Book of Nature means, for me, the natural…
The Wendell Berry books were taken from their pride of place in our glass-fronted bookcase and piled around my favourite reading chair. Berry’s essays, fiction and poetry have been a source of wisdom and vision for me since I first picked up The Unsettling of America half a lifetime ago. Hearing of his death at…
“I don’t really like politics” is a sentiment I have heard countless times, even in Christian communities. But immigration, like many other things, is political. Canadians involved in welcoming refugees spoke to Christian Courier (CC) about how to get political by supporting refugee resettlement. “Getting to Canada is only the beginning,” says Kailee Brennan, Executive…
Jordan Staal not only won his second Stanley Cup in June, but he is also, at age 37, the oldest hockey player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, which recognizes him as the most valuable player (MVP) of his team, the Carolina Hurricanes, in the playoffs. In a phone call in mid-July, Staal and I…
“By meeting and engaging with Indigenous peoples, by walking Indigenous lands, and by engaging in education events off site, we are reminded that we are settlers sharing these lands,” said the Rev. Canon Jennifer Schick from All Saints Anglican Church in Whitby, Ont. For years, her parishioners have been learning that reconciliation is not a…
“All this narrative is being spun about how the Canadian system is failing us,” says John Hiemstra, an emeritus professor of Political Science at The King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta. Recently, he spoke to Christian Courier about the Alberta separatist movement, which he calls “deeply ideological” and “complex.” In October 19, Albertans will vote in…
Have you noticed the beams? The ones that make a church worship space look like an upside-down ark? Maybe you enjoyed counting them as a kid during a long sermon (once you were done tallying the organ pipes or tracking the sun’s progress across the hymnal board). Those familiar wooden ribs are a bit of…
New energy projects in Canada typically lead to political turf wars at both the federal and provincial levels. But when it comes to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), there seems to be eternal optimism. The Federal Government, including Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, have stated an ambitious long-term target of reaching up to 100 million tonnes per…
Christian Courier spoke with David Bakker, a superintendent with Monster Industries, about Canada’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) ambitions. Earlier this year, the federal government announced that Canada is on its way to becoming an LNG superpower with a goal of exporting 100 million tonnes per year. Canada exported its first shipment of LNG on June…
Since February, the U.S.-Iran conflict has drawn global attention to the narrow strip of sea between Oman and Iran. The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, is considered one of the most important waterways in the global transit of goods. Now, it’s caught directly in the crossfire of the…
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