Sunday, September 29, 2024

Indigenous Christian scholars respond to the First Nations Version of the New Testament

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  I didn't have room in my column for responses from Indigenous Christians and scholars to the First Nations Version (FNV) of the New Te...

First Nations version of the New Testament appeals to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike

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  “The Great  Spirit loves this world of human beings so deeply he gave us his Son—the only Son who fully represents him. All who trust in h...
Sunday, September 22, 2024

Christianity and Canoeing: A Metaphor for Deconstructing Faith in Canada

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  Is there a uniquely Canadian way of describing how Christians in this country are deconstructing their faith?   Yes, say Angela Bick and P...
Monday, September 16, 2024

A priest on the front page--and he wasn't even in trouble! Reflections on the 5th anniversary of the Religion in the News Project

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On Sept. 10, I gave the keynote address at the annual Manitoba Multifaith Council annual general meeting. I used the occasion to give an upd...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Prayer summit in Manitoba advises replacing current prayer with moment of silence to begin daily sittings of the legislature

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The Manitoba government is one step closer to creating a new way to open daily sessions of the Legislature following a “prayer summit” on Mo...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

In new book, author Heather Plett excavates her own story of dealing with trauma to show how she found healing and forgiveness

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  In 2015, H eather Plett wrote a blog post about how a palliative care nurse “held space” to help her get through the trauma of her mother’...
Sunday, September 1, 2024

“It’s hard to be physically healthy if our souls are hurting.” For Jane Philpott, spirituality plays a role in fixing the health care crisis

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To fix the Canadian health care crisis, Jane Philpott believes attention must be paid to not only to the roles of health care professionals ...