Marites N. Sison

  • Marites N. Sison

    Marites (Tess) Sison was editor of the Anglican Journal from August 2014 to July 2018, and senior staff writer from December 2003 to July 2014. An award-winning journalist, she has more that three decades of professional journalism experience in Canada and overseas. She has contributed to The Toronto Star and CBC Radio, and worked as a stringer for The New York Times.

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Documentary asks hard questions, gets hard answers

Inuvik-“What’s that?” “Not interested.” “I don’t know anything about that.” When two Yellowknife teenagers asked youth in their community what they knew about the experiences

A participant at a recent Truth and Reconciliation Commission event reads comments about the residential schools experience posted on a wall. Photo: Marites N. Sison

Why truth and reconciliation matter

Inuvik-The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Northern National Event held here recently ended with, literally, many writings on the wall.

Anglican exhibit elicits heartfelt response

General Synod archivist Nancy Hurn had debated whether to display the portraits of Indian residential school students at an exhibit at the Northern National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, held here June 27 to July.

Northern Ontario Bishop Lydia Mamakwa and Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, at the TRC Northern event in Inuvik. Photo: Marites N. Sison

‘Expressions of courage’ from former students

Inuvik—Archbishop Fred Hiltz on July 1 paid tribute to former residential school students, saying he heard “many expressions of courage” from them as they gathered here for the Northern National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).

Former residential school students light birthday candles at a party held in their honour at the TRC National Northern Event in Inuvik. Photo: Marites N. Sison

Lost birthdays remembered

Inuvik-For a moment in time, at least, they were children once more as they each held up a cupcake with gooey vanilla-chocolate frosting and a tiny, flickering candle. And, as the lights were dimmed, those gathered around them sang a rousing “Happy Birthday” in English, French, Inuktitut, and other aboriginal languages.

Honorary TRC witnesses send message that global community watching

Inuvik-A grand chief, a veteran CBC broadcaster, a former commissioner for Nunavut and a Holocaust survivor have been commissioned as honorary witnesses for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s national northern event here June 27 to July 1.

Gov’t must address issue of those left out of settlement

Inuvik-Unless the federal government addresses the issue around the exclusion of some Metis and aboriginal students from the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, healing and reconciliation may not be possible, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) has warned.

Empty chairs await Opening Circle participants at the second national Truth and Reconciliation event in Inuvik. Photo: Marites Sison, Anglican Journal

Second national Truth and Reconciliation event opens in Inuvik

Inuvik-At least 1,200 people-700 from out of town-have begun arriving in this Canadian community located north of the Arctic Circle. They are here for the second national event organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) June 27 to July 1.

Confession, forgiveness and right relations

More photos For more information on the TRC, go to www.anglican.ca/trc Archbishop Terence Finlay today expressed the Anglican Church of Canada’s continued commitment to the

A little boy finds inspiration in the drumming at the second national TRC event in Inuvik. Photo: Marites N. Sison

‘First we must forgive ourselves and then forgive others’

Inuvik-On Monday night (Jun. 27) Northwest Territories leaders rallied former Indian residential schools students around a common theme of hope, strength and moving toward a better future as they welcomed them to the northern event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).

Will diocese of Moosonee disappear?

Will the diocese of Moosonee be dissolved?This is the question facing its synod this month in Timmins, Ont.Confronted with financial distress, the 45th diocesan synod

I prayed to God for a mission’

The Rev. Cathy Stone (right), with Jane Kennedy, staff at Cameron House, a Christian organization that runs a shelter for women in Peterborough, Ont. Photo:

It’s God who’s in charge, not us’

Photo: contributed Seeing young people in church has never failed to give Bishop George Bruce of the diocese of Ontario a boost. Mentoring young men

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