A daughter’s reflection on her mother’s loss of memory, as she deals with her own grief, and her family’s new reality. Simone Brosig’s moving testament to love, pain, and faith helps us see that God’s enduring compassion is not based on our ability to remember. Continue reading
Eyes, minds and hearts are opened when a group of junior high students and their teacher experience the healing power of creative self-expression through poetry. Continue reading
New York based architect John B. Murray and his firm are renowned for supreme craftmanship and meticulous design, bringing clients’ dreams to life. Join us for a delightful chat about his life, his work, and his beautiful new book ‘Contemporary Classical Architecture’. Continue reading
A powerful poem about the making of a self – “born in Babylon” with no memory of a homeland, shaped by adversity, and whose very survival is a triumph to be celebrated. Continue reading
Imagine bringing young Jewish and Muslim students together to study a novel about the harsh realities of life in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Teacher Lesley Machon of the Calgary Jewish Academy had the vision to make it happen – along with a passion for cross-cultural dialogue. Continue reading
Enmity, polarization and intolerance flood the media and public discourse around us. How did we get here? And how on earth can we transform all the bitterness and division? Fr. Ron Rolheiser proposes that true reconciliation is possible…and the blueprint is found in the passion and death of Jesus. Continue reading
Emily Dickenson was eccentric, reclusive and virtually unknown in her lifetime. But her strong literary voice and brilliance of style have established her as one of the most widely read poets in the English language – and as a unique, haunting character in American history. This poem, one of her best known, is a great example of her poignant, illuminating verse. Continue reading
Singer/songwriter and Juno nominee Jaylene Johnson has penned a poignant story and personal reflection, exploring the power of our words and God’s healing grace. Sometimes it is in community that we feel most alone. Continue reading
Chaplain Ron Semenoff offers an insightful reflection on widely contrasting trips that he recently took to the Dominican Republic – one to a wedding at an all-inclusive resort, and one celebrating music and friendship in some of the country’s poorest communities. Continue reading
From manuscript illumination to iconography, there is a rather surprising and growing hunger in our culture to reconnect with the rich history of Sacred Arts. A community of artists, from a variety of faith backgrounds, are determined to address that hunger. Continue reading
