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Menno businessmen named to the Order of Canada
Categories: UncategorizedTwo Mennonite businessmen have been named to the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston, out of a total of 91 recipients recognized. Ron Schlegel of Waterloo, Ont., was…
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Facing up to ‘horrific colonial realities’
Categories: ViewpointsIt started with a few women in Saskatchewan. Now, it has spread across Canada and the U.S., all the way to France, New Zealand and Palestine.
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Living with mental illness in the bleak of mid-winter
Categories: ViewpointsLiving with illness in the bleak of mid-winter By Elizabeth Wall
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Non-domination is an article of my faith
Categories: ViewpointsWe should not dominate each other. I really believe this. It is one of the most meaningful affirmations of the Christian faith I have. Can those among us who are…
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Holy space
Categories: ViewpointsI have underestimated its presence. I know I have. I miss it routinely although it is all around me: in front of me, even in my very arms.
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Church in the streets
Categories: ViewpointsReligious life in Canada continues to change dramatically from previous generations. A new Forum Research Poll recently commissioned for the National Post indicates that two-thirds of Canadians say they are…
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For discussion
Categories: Feature Articles1. How has your community been impacted by the drive for economic development? What has your community lost through development and what has it gained? How are decisions made about…
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Crossing the (pipe) line
Categories: Feature ArticlesI never expected that Enbridge—the Calgary-based pipeline company best known for its contentious Northern Gateway proposal and a nasty spill from one of its U.S. lines in 2010—would push its…
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Confessing our fossil fuel sins
Categories: Editorial“The fossil fuel industry is the richest and most arrogant industry the world has ever seen,” charges Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, and referenced by Will Braun…
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Redemptive Moments Pt. 1
Once again I am sitting in The Beanery, a coffee shop about two steps from my apartment, with my roommate and friend Julia, and once again we are discussing what…
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Spirituality of Living Lightly
“Nowhere to lay his head…” We’ve been living lightly, moving lightly. Not that it’s been a bad experience, but we’ve been lay our heads down in a variety of places…
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The Peacebuilder on a Goat Path
Meet Kathy Moorhead Thiessen, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. While she may look like your normal mother and wife, this 52 year old from Hope Mennonite Church spends half of her year…
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The Hope of Hope
It was hard to know this Christmas how to hear the familiar story. Every year I look forward to advent, to hearing about Mary and Joseph and the new baby,…
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Political advocacy in dysfunctional times
Categories: UncategorizedAre you feeling unsatisfied with the state of democracy in Canada? You may not be the only one. A recent poll released by the charitable organization Samara found that only…
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Why does business matter to God?
Categories: UncategorizedWhy does business matter to God? As a business major at Canadian Mennonite University this is a question that has kept me up at night as I think about what…
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Anna Rehan to retire this month
Categories: UncategorizedAfter almost 28 years in her position as area church youth minister of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Anna Rehan is retiring. In her time in this role, she came to understand…
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Habitat Niagara raises another house
Categories: Back PageHabitat for Humanity Niagara has been building houses in the Niagara Peninsula since 1993. This year the house built on Tasker St. in St. Catharines was a partnership Habitat for…
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Wearing the Hijab
Categories: UncategorizedAt the end of the grade 10 Christian Studies class at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, students are asked to do a project in which they reflect upon a foreign religious practice.
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Mennonite radio spots distributed
Categories: ArtbeatNew public service announcements produced by MennoMedia are being distributed to 13,000 radio stations across the U.S. A grant from Schowalter Foundation helped with funding.
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