Simple Actions Make Change
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 Magazine 2018
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
Stewardship Monday
It’s often called Consecration Sunday. It’s often known as “the day they come after my money.” But it shouldn’t be limited to Sunday, and it doesn’t belong in the accountant’s inbox. Stewardship comes from an old English word that goes back to cattle. A steward was the person who kept
Reframing Human
This is a short excerpt from a book that I am currently writing on the theological and political significance of witnessing to atrocity. The book is a theological dialogue with Italian philosopher, Giorgio Agamben, on the nature of remembering as a political and theological task. In his unforgettable Remnants of
Honouring Your Authentic Self
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.
Portraits
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
The Call of Ordinary Time
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 Magazine 2018
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,
Connection and Representation
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
Water for Kasaka
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
