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Faith in the Age of the Anthropocene
Categories: Uncategorized“I believe this is the defining issue of our time, how humans relate to creation.” Caleb Gingrich, a student at McGill University in Montreal, was so taken by the theme…
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‘It doesn’t feel so lonely anymore’
Categories: UncategorizedThe crowd that gathered at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa on May 13 didn’t allow the rain to dampen their celebration of the arrival of the Pilgrimage for Indigenous…
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‘Happy to find a safe place’
Categories: Uncategorized“The world has come to Gretna,” says Robin Neustaeter, a resident of the normally quiet town of 550 on the border between Manitoba and the U.S. On May 4, 2017,…
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‘Without CoSA I’d be lost’
Categories: UncategorizedMennonite Central Committee (MCC) welcomes the Canadian government’s announcement that it will provide nearly $7.5 million over five years to Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA), which helps convicted sex…
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‘What does God have to do with any of this?’
Categories: ArtbeatCraig Terlson is a real-life Bartholomew Cubbins. That is to say, he wears a startling number of hats. He is an erstwhile illustrator, present-day graphic designer, moonlight master chef, a…
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Breathing new life into the music
Categories: UncategorizedWhen a Toronto-based LGBTQ orchestra approached queer classical pianist Darren Creech about performing Victor Davies’ “Mennonite Piano Concerto” with it in concert, it didn’t realize what a perfect fit he…
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Lessons learned from the elderly
Categories: UncategorizedDanielle Raimbault’s first day of work as the chaplain at a residence for the elderly was a memorable one that quickly shattered her expectations. When the 24-year-old arrived at Chartwell…
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Let the games begin
Categories: Back PageMore than 30 youth from Mennonite Church Eastern Canada congregations in the Niagara Region gathered at Grace Mennonite Church in St. Catharines on May 12, 2018, for the “Hunger Relief…
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Dedicated volunteer coordinates parking at relief sale
Categories: Web First“Wow, what well-organized parking!” is a review that few of us attending a big event will ever think to utter. But every year for the last 51 years, Paul Snyder…
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GAMEO finds new home at Goshen College
Categories: Web FirstThe Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO), the most trusted online source for information on Anabaptist groups around the world (www.gameo.org), has found a new home with the Institute for…
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More than 5,000 Congolese Mennonites in hiding
Categories: Web FirstMennonite church members report increasing violence in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Central Kasaï Province, where Michael J. Sharp died on a United Nations’ peace-building mission in March 2017. Mennonite Mission Network…
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Prosthetic limb leads to new hope for Syrian refugee
Categories: Web FirstFor 21-year-old Amjad, trauma led to hope and solidified his unwavering faith in God’s protection. Amjad, a Syrian refugee in Ludwigshafen, Germany, lost his leg when a bomb fell on…
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Auction of Maud Lewis painting raises $45,000 for MCC
Categories: Web FirstThe thrilling and tumultuous saga of the Maud Lewis painting found in a thrift shop donation bin has come to a successful end. The online auction of “Portrait of Eddie…
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Mass starvation—does anyone give a *%^$?
Categories: Web First“I have three things I’d like to say today,” said American author Tony Campolo to a crowd at the 1982 interdenominational Spring Harvest church conference in England. “First, while you…
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Walking toward wellness
Categories: EditorialBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.—Various attributions According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 20 percent of all Canadians will personally experience a mental…
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On becoming a better person
Categories: Feature ArticlesAlthough I had biked 21 kilometres to work and spent the hot day bent over in a vegetable patch just south of Winnipeg, I was still pushing hard on my…
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Readers write: May 22, 2017 issue
Categories: ViewpointsAlberta is an example to us all Re: “A season of change and a search for vitality,” April 10, page 16. I would like to commend Mennonite Church Alberta, the…
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Hope in a dark-sky world
Categories: ViewpointsI grew up with a prairie view of wide open sky and grain fields dotted with cattle. In the living room, however, hung a painting of fishermen hurriedly pulling their…
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Spanish lessons
Categories: ViewpointsWalking to my conversational Spanish class, I rehearsed phrases in my head, hoping practice would strengthen my fledgling skills. In spite of my efforts, I knew I would stumble to…
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What is your passion?
Categories: ViewpointsHow often have you heard the question, “Will you sponsor me?” I’m sure you’ve heard it many times, from a family member, a colleague or someone in your church. For…
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