Making a bit of sense of the rite of confirmation in the life of saint benedict’s table
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We are bold to pray…
Words from Frederick Buechner, on the great prayer of Jesus
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More on faith and politics…
Extending the conversations on when, where, and if faith and politics can meet
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A word from the trenches
Colleen Peters reflects on Advent expectation and the challenge of pain
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Dear Mr. Harper…
Steve Bell writes to the prime minister about the new crime bill.
...read moreTalking art and faith
O n Saturday October 15, three artist from saint benedict’s table offered a workshop at the diocesan “Faith Horizons” conference. We recorded the workshop and edited it into podcast form, which you can listen to by scrolling down and clicking
...read moreDrought in East Africa: Is It Due To Climate Change?
Carol Thiessen asks some hard questions T he images of starving children in East Africa over the last few months got a lot of people talking about what’s causing the drought. Is it just normal climate variability? Is it a
...read more“Sunday is not a day for school”
T he Winnipeg-based writer Will Braun has recently published a piece in the Canadian Mennonite called “Sunday is not a day for school,” in which he offers some insights (and raises some important questions…) about how we pass on the
...read moreA recommendation…
O ur resident jazz guitarist Robert Burton offers a review of the documentary film Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, making the case that rock musicians can be great players and effectively demonstrating that just because one loves jazz doesn’t mean
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