Melissa Ritz, Author at Rupert's Land News

Faithful Suffering

Melissa Ritz — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:25:07 +0000

If you have read the last two issues of RLN, you will be unsurprised that when asked to discuss how faith helps us to manage suffering, my first response is to ask what we mean by faith and suffering. Especially where these words encompass not only what we believe, but how we enact our beliefs […]

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And Who Is My Enemy?

Melissa Ritz — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:57:45 +0000

When thinking about what it means to love one’s enemy, I am immediately reminded of the man who asks Jesus, “and who is my neighbour?”[1] Ultimately, Jesus’ answer is not a description of what a neighbour is, but a command to “Go and do likewise”[2] to the Samaritan who went out of his way to […]

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What is Hope? Melissa Ritz’s Response

Melissa Ritz — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:41:03 +0000

My simple answer to the question, “What is hope?” is that hope is a belief about the future that combines expectation and desire. In other words, it is a belief that a positive outcome is in the offing, with at least some assurance that the hoped-for outcome will indeed come about. It follows that what […]

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