We are hurtling towards climate disaster. With the rampant rise of heat waves, forest fires, tropical storms and more, we are already in the thick of it and things will continue to get worse. However, there is still hope for change and climate activists are working tirelessly around the world
March’s issue on “Creation Care” grapples with the issue of climate change, climate justice, and what it means to have faith in the midst of it all. RLN Reporter at Large Hannah Foulger reaches out to individuals and ministries in the diocese that are at the forefront of climate action. In
An Introduction to Laudato Si’ as Lenten Study By Bishop Geoffrey Woodcroft In 2015, Pope Francis wrote Laudato Si, Our Common Home, an encyclical focusing on climate action, and how it impacts human relationships in religion and in the entirety of creation. Laudato Si is quickly becoming a timeless speech,
Welcome to a new season of Rupert’s Land News. We begin this issue with Iain Luke, Prolocutor of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Northern Lights, explaining what an ecclesiastical province is, and how changing the name better represents the land and the people which it contains.
Next, Jane Barter examines the effects of radical hope as they took shape in the form of campus protests. Ecclesiastes 3:8 says, “there is a time of war, and a time of piece.” Barter reminds us that war and peace, like many other things, are features of the human experience. She notes that wars such as the one ongoing in the Holy Land are a reality of life, but that does not mean they are divinely sanctioned. Those who are less directly affected by war, such as those participating in campus protests, use their freedom to stand in solidarity with those who have no alternative.
Durell Desmond then invites us to pause and reflect on the four seasons and what they can tell us about our lives. By taking the time to think about the seasons, we are reminded that we, too, are God’s creation.
Following this, Edmund Laldin tells us how there is “a time to break down, and a time to build up” (Ecclesiastes 3:3). By exploring the roots of Christian Nationalism, he encourages us to remember that the roots of our faith — and the actions which come from them — lie in the Gospel.
For many, September signifies a time to learn as there is a mass return to school. Ryan Turnbull writes about what is going on at St John’s College, and he explains how engaging with theology is much more accessible than we are often led to believe.
Lastly, Misha gives her final contribution to Rupert’s Land News with a parish profile on St. Paul’s Middlechurch.
Peace be with you; I hope you enjoy.
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