What threatens our soul in the life and this world? What do we resist in order to preserve our life for eternity? We die at peace when our life has been given to something beyond our life. To what would we “lose our life in order to save it”?listen view
Continue readingAll Saints Day is a time for celebrating all those who have died– all of “the saints”– by welcoming their spirits into our presence. In true Christian faith, the presence of the spirits of the dead is a blessed presence– neither a morbid view of death, nor a denial of
Continue readingHow do we do stewardship in an Affirming Ministry? We value our church in a diversity of differing ways. But above all, it is an opening of our hearts to one another. As the heritage passes from one generation to the next, it is cherished both in the receiving and
Continue readingThanksgiving Sunday.It is so easy to let our anxiety about the future take hold of us. But gratitude for all that God has done in our lives, makes us able to embrace God’s promise for the future. It is in this simple and pure faith that we rejoice today.listen view
Continue reading(Ethics Series, Part 6)When, if ever, is it appropriate for states to take military action against another state for the purpose of protecting people at risk in that other state? Here, we are challenged to join together as a global community to forge a consensus on how to prevent violence,
Continue reading(Ethics Series, Part 5)We have very difficult decisions before us about how much money should be spent on Health Care and how available resources should be allocated. It appears that we cannot satisfactorily resolve these questions solely on the basis of scientific, economic and political direction. Hence the present movements
Continue reading(Ethics Series, Part 4)Stem-cell production and the prospect of human cloning represent another new frontier in technology which brings with it enormous possibilities for good and for evil — for blessing and for curse. And we are rightfully wary. It challenges us to look at life differently: to change our
Continue reading(Ethics Series, Part 3)We are rightfully proud of our Canadian culture. And we recognize that it is a mosaic or blend of many cultures. Today many new cultures are being added and we celebrate the richness of even greater diversity. However, we also have difficult choices to make about the
Continue reading(Ethics Series, Part 2)The question of euthanasia or assisted suicide is really a matter of respect for human life. And there comes at time for some people when to let go of life is a true expression of respect for life. It is essential for us to be compassionate with
Continue reading(Ethics Series, Part 1)God looks at the world through the eyes of the poor, the outcast, the vulnerable, the oppressed. This “strategic option for the poor” is an insight that is prevalent in the Bible and renewed in our awareness by the liberation theologies of the 1960s. It points to
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