Diana Swift

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Bilingualism and the better brain

It was 1965, and educators in the English-speaking Montreal suburb of St. Lambert embarked on a bold new experiment. It was called French immersion and

A snapshot of French immersion

Immersion enrolment in Canada remains stable, neither significantly growing nor declining. During the 2009-10 school year, more than 338,000 Canadian children were enrolled in French

Shannon Cottrell, donor relations and volunteer co-ordinator, Resources for Mission Department. Photo: Diana Swift

Leaving a kinder, gentler footprint

Back in 2010, Shannon Cottrell was just a few minutes into the film Food Inc. when the she felt the stirrings of a life-changing decision:

The sale of these chairs provided much-needed cash for mission at St. Matthias in Victoria. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby's New York

They’re richer than they thought

St. Matthias Anglican Church in Victoria is $630,000 richer after two 17th-century Chinese chairs were sold at Sotheby’s in New York. For decades, the wooden

COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU: The Western Sunday School Mission Caravan Photo: Courtesy of General Synod Archives

Church archives under siege

Federal funding cuts to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) may severely restrict libraries’ ability to make accessible the original documents that chronicle Canadian history. “This

Michael Harvey Photo: Contributed

Consider this your invitation

The five Marks of Mission in the Anglican church include proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and nurturing new believers. Yet eight out of

Photo: Courtesy of Judy Oatway

Art history

Thirteen panels, above, tell the history-in gospel narrative-of Sikri, a remote community in western Kenya. The panels, modelled on a 15th-century Spanish altarpiece, took local

Children absorb liturgical language and ritual by observing adults. Photo: V.J. Matthew

Teaching the Marks of Mission

Since its launch last June, the Anglican Church of Canada’s new online Sunday school curriculum has been helping teachers make the Marks of Mission come

Assessing teachers

We all know that a good teacher-or a bad one-can forever affect the way a child views learning. So how are Canadian teachers evaluated for

Jesus bids us shine

Wherever the British settled, the Church of England left its indelible mark on education. Today, Canada has many venerable independent schools rooted in the Anglican

New tracker organ at St. Luke's Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Photo: Stephen Mallinger

Musical memorial to a fallen soldier

Last month, a Canadian soldier who died in combat far from home received a special tribute. At St. Luke’s Cathedral in Sault Ste Marie, Ont.,

The Church of the Redeemer is a refuge for the poor in one of Toronto's most upscale commercial and cultural districts. Photo: Gary J Woodv

Lunch program moves beyond charity

In the heart of one of the most upscale of Toronto’s downtown neighbourhoods sits a haven for the homeless, the hungry and the haunted: the

Photo: Lisa F. Young

The Compendium of the Church Mice

Developed by Anglicans for Anglicans, this year-long curriculum for all Sunday school ages grew out of a 2011 contest that was part of General Synod’s

The course connects Christians to their baptismal covenant and Anglicans to the Marks of Mission. Photo: Vibe Images

Cursillo and the Marks of Mission

Anyone interested in a crash course in living the five Marks of Mission? If yes, you might consider investigating the Canadian Anglican Cursillo Movement. Spanish

Prisoners of minority faiths in federal penitentiaries will have to turn to Christian ministers in 2013. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Ottawa axes non-Christian prison chaplains

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has announced the cancellation of the contracts of all part-time non-Christian chaplains ministering in federal prisons across Canada. The cuts

The Rev. Michelle Childs-Ward says living your faith should be fun. Photo: Courtesy of Kaliyana AntiSuit.com

Christian life outside the box

The Rev. Michelle Childs-Ward is sorry to say that Christians are all too often viewed by secular society as narrow and straitlaced. “The unchurched see

Bishop Thomas O. Morgan prepares to open the 100-year-old time capsule of St. John’s Cathedral. Photo: Derek Punshon

Back to the future

The year was 1912. The Titanic had sunk in April. King George V sat on the English throne. Sir Robert Borden was Canada’s prime minister.

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