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The idol of neutrality
Categories: OpinionDuring a Mennonite Church gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, some years ago, I decided to go to a local restaurant for lunch. I left my name tag and swag bag…
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Menno House
Categories: OpinionMenno House was formed by a group of young Mennonite students and recent graduates living in Toronto in 1956. The aim was to provide support and community to Mennonite students…
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Communal prayers
Categories: OpinionI recall sitting through church services as a child, being even more bored with the pastor’s long prayer than I was by the sermon. During the sermon I could look…
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The witness of heterogeneity
Categories: OpinionThe world has become heterogeneous. We live in an era of cultural boundarilessness. Go to the nearest McDonald’s and see who is sitting there. Tune into CBC’s My Farmland, in…
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Gallery curator aims to explore the world, share stories
Categories: NewsSarah Hodges-Kolisnyk approaches art through the lens of storytelling. “My journey as an artist and a curator has always been linked to exploring the world and sharing stories with others,”…
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Fire temporarily shuts down furniture thrift store
Categories: NewsA recent fire forced the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Furniture Thrift Store in Winnipeg to temporarily close its doors due to smoke and water damage. A vacant house beside the…
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Project explores legacy of 1920s trauma on Mennonite women
Categories: NewsNearly 100 years have passed since 21,000 Mennonites fled disease, starvation and violence in some of the same areas now experiencing war in Ukraine. Many came to Southern Manitoba, and…
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Books and borscht at Mennonite Museum
Categories: NewsA serving of soup, with book discussion for dessert, are on the menu every Thursday in May and June as part of the Books and Borscht series at the…
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A struggle for blessing
Categories: NewsWhen 19-year-old Anita Shevchuk found herself in the streets of downtown Toronto in the summer of 2022, she held onto her faith in God and her then-husband’s promise that everything…
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Congolese churches build a new future
Categories: NewsEver since survivors of brutal fighting in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo fled to the city of Kikwit in 2017, the Mennonite Brethren Church has been…
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Soup enterprise invites new partners
Categories: NewsA simple job creation project that started with two women’s concern for a young church member is now seeking new church partners to expand beyond its four current locations. It…
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MC Canada launches Emissions Reduction Grant
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Canada will provide grants to congregations that wish to upgrade their facilities in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Grants will cover 50 percent of project costs, to…
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Three cheers for us
Categories: NewsCanadian Mennonite received seven awards from the Canadian Christian Communicators Association in May. Troy Watson received first place in the Column category for Life in the Postmodern Shift. In the…
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How I almost bought a Tesla
Categories: EditorialI came closer than I’d like to admit. Three weeks before a family road trip to Ontario, our ex-Hutterite mechanic gave our 2004 Jetta wagon the death sentence. The ensuing…
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Commerce, church and belonging
Categories: Feature ArticlesI was delivering a sermon on the story of Zacchaeus last October when I realized that when I talked about Zacchaeus, I was actually thinking about, and picturing, my father.…
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Readers write: May 19, 2023 issue
Categories: OpinionPerfection In response to various recent articles and letters about banning and cancel culture: Most of what I’ve seen, heard or read about cancel culture appears to define it as…
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Time to be a champion
Categories: OpinionThese days I’ve been thinking about youth and the church. Connecting youth to the church is a passion of mine, and I’m fortunate that the wonderful people of Saskatchewan see…
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Mennonite Men of Canada
Categories: OpinionBy 1961, men’s groups in General Conference churches had proliferated to the point where a national organization, “Mennonite Men of Canada,” was formed. Here, in 1962, are executive members Henry…
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Standing ready for the end
Categories: OpinionRecently, another of my old aunts died. Aunt Anne was my dad’s sister. The Olfert family was a large one, with six boys and six girls. Three sisters and a…
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Everything is connected
Categories: OpinionThis column is going to attempt two tasks, because, well, everything is connected! As usual, I may be trying to do too much—let’s see! First of all, May is mental…
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