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To find life on a day like this

Mark MacDonald — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:16 +0000

For many years, I have been troubled by the inability of non-Indigenous people and institutions to receive and grasp the full reality of the pain and challenges of Indigenous life in this land. Statistics and stories are acknowledged with sympathy, but the realization of what this might mean seems completely elusive.

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Grieving for our children

Nii K’an Kwsdins (Jerry Adams) — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:00:53 +0000

The May discovery of the remains of 215 children who were buried on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School, and the discovery of similar graves on the grounds of every residential school that has been examined, tears at the hearts of all of us who are working toward reconciliation.

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‘Each child was so alone’: Memoir details workers’ experience at former Anglican-run residential school

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:00:18 +0000

For nearly half a century, Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein rarely spoke about their experience as childcare workers at the Alert Bay Student Residence, better known as St. Michael’s Indian Residential School.

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Americans need Canadian prayers. They also need Canadian action.

Matthew Townsend — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:46:29 +0000

Three years ago, I visited the diocese of Quebec as a foreign journalist writing about the sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful world of anglophone Christians in a place where neither group is the social norm. During this time, I participated in a Lenten book study of A Canticle for Leibowitz—one of my favourite books. A group […]

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New immigration programs for migrant caregivers ‘good news,’ KAIROS advocate says

Joelle Kidd — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:00:34 +0000

KAIROS Canada says it is “greatly encouraged” by new government of Canada pilot programs for migrant caregivers that promise an assured pathway to permanent residency for workers, which the justice organization in a statement called “good news for migrant caregivers.” On Feb. 23, 2019, the government of Canada announced the details of two new pilot […]

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Anglican leaders conclude regional primates’ meeting with hope

Anglican Communion News Service — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 20:27:08 +0000

Anglican primates from the Americas and the Caribbean have concluded their regional meeting today (Thursday) with a commitment to continue meeting regularly and working together in the coming years. The three-day meeting, at the convent of the Sisterhood of St John the Divine in Toronto, was characterized as being “not just honest talks, but very […]

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Qu’Appelle bishop sees hope for reconciliation during cross-Canada bike ride

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:56:59 +0000

So far, diocese of Qu’Appelle Bishop Rob Hardwick has cycled 4,148 km, braving both scorching and freezing temperatures. He has passed through 13 dioceses, five provinces and three ecclesiastical provinces. He has given 15 newspaper, two TV and two radio interviews, and attended 40 church services, prayer and public gatherings. He’s not slowing down. Hardwick […]

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