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Making space for grief
Categories: PeopleWhen Kari Miller tells people her major in university, they either look uncomfortable and walk away, or begin sharing deeply personal stories. That’s because she studied thanatology—the study of death.…
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God works in digital ways
Categories: Web First“The growth of digital platforms has increased the awareness of what our [Mennonite World Conference] family is doing during the pandemic,” said Carlos Martínez García, Executive Committee member for Latin…
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New PACS professor brings a restorative-justice focus
Johonna McCants-Turner has been appointed by Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, Ont., to a tenure-track faculty position as associate professor of peace and conflict studies (PACS) at Grebel, beginning July…
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MC Canada and CPT send team to Unist’ot’en
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church Canada, together with Christian Peacemaker Teams, has responded to an invitation to accompany Unist’ot’en Camp in Wet’suwet’en Territory. This past Friday, May 28, a group comprised of CPTers…
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Exploring ‘Germinating Conversations’
Categories: Web FirstIn 2012, A Rocha Manitoba, Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba and Canadian Mennonite University hosted two events with the purpose of bringing together Manitoba farmers and urban eaters to listen to…
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Investigation reveals misconduct by influential Mennonite leader
Categories: Web FirstTwo Mennonite organizations have reported findings of inappropriate sexual behaviour by influential leader Frank H. Epp. Mennonite Church Eastern Canada and Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC) announced on May 27…
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Hellos and goodbyes
Categories: EditorialAt the end of a video conferencing call, have you found yourself waving energetically at the screen? It might seem strange to make a goodbye gesture toward a computer, but…
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Toward Antioch
Categories: Feature ArticlesBy Doug Klassen During times of crisis or struggle, I study Scripture, praying that the Holy Spirit nudges me with a word, a phrase . . . anything. A few…
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Readers write: May 24, 2021 issue
Categories: OpinionDoctors, prof and more weigh in on controversial vaccine letter Re: “Reader calls on Mennonites to reject COVID-19 vaccines,” April 12, page 7. I am disturbed by the publication of…
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‘Follow that wild turkey!’
Categories: OpinionI have grown accustomed to our regular Sunday morning live-streamed worship services and the Zoom call that follows. Oh, I might try to change it up occasionally and take the…
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Fruit basket
Categories: OpinionHelene (Heese) Toews, seated, is honoured by Katie Dyck with a fruit basket, circa 1972. At a Conference of Mennonites in Canada meeting in 1945, Toews read a paper to…
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A communion in communion
Categories: OpinionWhere or when is the next Mennonite World Conference? This was the question posed to all of us as Mennonite World Conference (MWC) staff and volunteers at a recent Zoom…
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‘Truth balm’
Categories: OpinionYou are at the centre of every experience you’ve ever had. You’re hard wired to be self-centred. It’s your default setting because, from your relative position, you are the centre…
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Watch: Great grey owls of Camp Valaqua
Categories: Web FirstDid you know that owls pant to cool off, and that they fly without making a sound? Those are just two of the facts you’ll learn when you watch the…
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‘I am not being persecuted’
Categories: NewsMichael Pahl A former church minister in Morden is pushing back on churches arguing for freedom from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. In a series of tweets sent out May 3, Michael…
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Fair trade under the mask
Categories: NewsAlthough most of the Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) stores closed in Canada in the spring of 2020 when the TTV Canada entity ceased to exist, seven stores decided to stay…
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Soup, biscuits, laughter and verse
Categories: NewsWomen of Mennonite Church B.C. couldn’t meet in person for the annual B.C. Women’s Day on May 1, but they could still see each other’s faces, enjoy fellowship and eat…
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Ecological grief
Categories: NewsA million plant and animal species are nearing extinction, the global climate is dramatically shifting and sea levels are rising—the earth is in crisis and many people are overwhelmed with…
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‘Staging change’
Categories: NewsTwenty-six times since November, audiences have had the opportunity to participate in changing the story of gender-based violence. That is how many times Theatre of the Beat, a Canadian touring…
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Planting a church in a pandemic
Categories: NewsThe ideal time for planting a church is likely not the middle of a pandemic, but Josh and Cindy Wallace have discovered that it can be done. “We sort of…
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