I Never Laughed & Cried At the Same Time by Andrew Stephens-Rennie In advance of a full post reflecting on the death of Bin Laden, please take five minutes to listen & reflect.
Coalitions? Who’s Afraid of Coalitions? Fear Mongering, the Constitution and the Common Good by Brian Walsh Traveling through four provinces over the last couple of days from Toronto to Halifax, I started to feel like the candidates in this election with their grueling travel schedule.
Resurrection Prayers by Andrew Stephens-Rennie (with special thanks to the lads in u2) Lord Jesus Christ, we come before you this morning, in awe of your risen majesty.
Income Splitting & Jubilee He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.
Good News for the Poor? by Rachel Tulloch Watching the recent debate between Canadian party leaders, I was disappointed but not surprised that the issue of poverty was essentially ignored.
A King Rides to His Coronation by Sylvia Keesmaat All the evidence suggests that he knew what was coming.
Fighting Poverty Our friends at Citizens for Public Justice have published their analysis of the party platforms, and the ways in which each of them are seeking to deal with issues of poverty, here on the home front.
Authenticity by Andrew Stephens-Rennie I know it’s probably too much to ask for, but could we get a little authenticity?
A Pastoral Letter for Holy Week 2011 Every year Brian writes a pastoral letter to the Wine Before Breakfast community at the University of Toronto.
Election Hope by Dion Oxford Well, we’re in the middle of the campaign for the 41st Canadian federal election since confederation.
My Easter Letter to the IRS Even as we Christians in Canada struggle to figure out how our faith shapes our politics, we remember that there are many others, in other parts of the world who are wrestling through similar issues.
When the Middle Class Aren’t by Ericka Stephens-Rennie If someone asked you where you’d place yourself on the income spectrum from low to middle to high, what would you say?
Contempt, the Commons and Justice: Two Economies by Brian Walsh Kentucky poet, farmer, essayist, novelist and profoundly wise man, Wendell Berry once said that there were two kinds of economy: There is the kind of economy that exists to protect the “right” of profit, as does our present public economy; this sort of economy will inevitably gravitate toward the protection of the “rights” of those who profit most.
Jesus on the Campaign Trail by Brian Walsh When Jesus was on the campaign trail he made his platform clear from the outset.