At the conclusion of Black History Month, we give thanks for the brilliance shaping our nation. This year marks 30 years of officially recognising Black History Month in Canada. We remember and celebrate the many Black leaders who have shaped our nation through...
I sit here penning this national reflection on the first day of Lent ‘26. The Forty Days, or Quadragesima, have marked one of the most intense periods of fasting, study and reflection in the Church since the fourth century. Originally this time was set aside for...
Artwork: Ignited, by Leslie Young Marks “Now, in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers.” (Acts 13:1a) And what a bunch they were. Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. (Acts...
Artwork: “Immaculate Heart of Mary” by Stephen B. Whatley. Words of the prophet Isaiah have been echoing in my mind like the tolling bells of an ancient cathedral this advent – beckoning – calling. Awakening? “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,...
Artwork: “The Annunciation of Mary” by Jose Luis Castrillo We read in Luke that the Angel Gabriel came to a young woman named Mary to tell her that she was going to have a baby who would be the Saviour or the world. What a torrential river of thoughts and...
Artwork: “The Sacrificial Lamb” by Christian Art Expo As a young man of 17, I had a joyful encounter with the Holy Spirit in which I found myself speaking in a language I had never learned—much like the new believers in the book of Acts. To my delight, I...
