Julie Collings is a retired priest who has served for many years as a volunteer in both the Remand Centre and the Women’s Correction Centre. She currently sits on the Manitoba Multifaith Council’s Justice and Corrections Committee as the representative for the diocese. I had the chance to ask her

In June 2018, we ran a story about the Kasaka Water Project, a new program designed to provide clean water to our sister Dioecese of Central Buganda. Alvin Jacobs has reported that things are going well with this project. Phase One was to find and drill a well. So far, the

I remember exactly where I was when the news of Errol Greene’s death hit the news in 2016. He was a 26-year-old inmate of the Winnipeg Remand Centre, who died of an epileptic seizure after the guards refused to give him his medication. I was sitting in my office at

October’s issue explores Criminal Justice. With an article from Hannah Foulger, about the death of Errol Greene at the Remand Centre, and an interview with Julie Collings, about her experiences volunteering as a spiritual care provider in prison, we’re hoping to bring to light some of the problems in Canada’s

I would like to introduce you to Theo Robinson, a theological student who has been training to be a minister at St. Luke’s for the 2017–2018 academic year. Though I have always known him to be authentic and sincere, when I met him back in 2011, things were quite different.

In 1998, I took a physics-for-liberal-arts-majors course to fulfill the science requirement for my sociology degree, and I took a job at a photo store as manager, cashier, and portrait photographer. I’d never managed anything or worked retail before, but I’d been taking photos for years and the store was

I’m sure that, at some point, many parishes had one of those “liturgical year” posters hanging in the parish hall or Sunday School area. Sometimes they’re set out in a long line, beginning with Advent and ending with the Reign of Christ, but most often they are pie-charts that show

September’s issue is on Work. We have articles from Bishop Don on the telos of the Church, Jamie Howison on the season of Ordinary Time, and Kurt Armstrong on the time he worked at a photo store. We’ll also introduce you to Theo Robinson, a transgender, theological student at St. Luke’s. And,

Not long ago, my soon-to-be father-in-law wanted to treat my partner and me to a movie that recently came out. He loves movies and, as a film scholar, I do too. However, as soon as I discovered that he had chosen a “Christian” movie, I began to think of ways

On March 24, the Diocesan Council carried a new motion: “That the report of the Companion Diocese Committee on the Kasaka Water Project be received; that Diocesan Council commended this to parishes for their prayer and financial support; and that the Diocese endorse the Water Project for Kasaka as a

I was recently invited to speak to a church group about pop culture and theology, using movies and television shows to explore matters of faith. In the course of our conversation, I realized that many audience members were looking for something much more directional from me, something to tell them

June’s issue explores how we consume, and think about, Pop Culture, with articles by two media scholars: Mandy Elliot and Michael Boyce. We also have an article on how to make your own compost bin for the Fifth Mark of Mission and an introduction for a new Diocesan program: the