Archive for February, 2006

The artist has placed herself in the middle of this leaky boat. "There is an underlying questioning and examining of my own life and the life of my...

What is it to observe a moment of silence? After a bomb blast, at the funeral of a murdered school boy, or on a march calling for an...

The following quiz is intended solely for the amusement of married couples. Keep in mind that quiz results should not be brought up during petty arguments, loud disagreements...

(ENI) — "As long as the blasphemy law remains in force, we will continue to suffer," said Victor Azariah, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of...

The Gospel According to Peanuts (35th anniversary edition) Robert L. Short; foreward by Martin E. Marty Westminister John Knox Press Why re-issue a book that is out-of-date and certainly out-of-touch with...

Barring a new candidate being presented at General Assembly in June (in St. Catharines, Ont.), the 2006 moderator will not be a minister, marking a first for the...

Did hanging out with cows while doing construction on a dairy farm, learning Hungarian from Roma kids, riding for hours in a hot van and being cooped up...

There is in Toronto an active C.S. Lewis Society. We meet four times a year and we have an informative magazine, Pilgrimage.For more information please write: Mrs. Margaret...

With only three days notice, 52 volunteers from St. Giles, Ottawa, provided dinner for 250 Kashechewan Cree, who had been evacuated from their James Bay homes. "We heard...

Re Stop Whispering, Start Shouting, SeptemberI play in a few bands and have found that there are a great number of crossover songs that fit both sacred and...

As an avid reader of these letters I can count on being exposed to an array of thought provoking and divergent views:Letter writer Cal Withers felt "scolded" by...

While writing my book, A Different Road, I asked for and received permission to use material re autism from author Elizabeth Bloomfield. When published, I sent Ms. Bloomfield...

Re To Fund Or Not To Fund, NovemberThe origins of state aid to Roman Catholic separate schools in Ontario dates (at least) to the 1863 Separate School Act,...

Re Watching The Directors, January I was astonished to read the assertion that two key areas determine the strength of a board: independence from management and access to detailed...

Marion Wilson, the first female elder and long-time member of St. Paul's, Ingersoll, Ont., prepares to go for a motorcycle ride with Dave Moyer. The ride was just...

Rev. Timothy Bruneau celebrated the first anniversary of his ordination in October, along with his wife, Kelly, at First, New Westminster, B.C....

Last June Rev. Robert Martin retired after 27 years as minister of Knox, Vankleek Hill, Ont., and St. Paul's, Hawkesbury, Ont. The congregation and the community honoured the...

If only all baptisms could be this fun! Rev. Harold McNabb proves he's a good sport by taking one more dunking to raise funds for cancer research at...

Jeanette McLaren has been a lifelong member of St. George's, London, Ont., and celebrated her 101st birthday there in September. She served her church as a Sunday School...