Published by the CBC Kids team | Last Updated June 04, 2024 Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake in 2013 and has since spread to schools across B.C. and Canada. (Orangeshirtday.org) Orange Shirt Day (September 30th) is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada.... Continue Reading →
“White supremacist organizing is on the rise, and we must do more to fight it”
[CBC News] โB.C. politicians and leaders are denouncing an apparent gathering of white nationalists on the Tk'emlรบps te Secwรฉpemc reserve, just east of Kamloops. Tk'emlรบps te Secwรฉpemc Kรบkpi7 Rosanne Casimir says the nation received reports Sunday morning of a gathering of roughly 30 men, donning white face masks and black caps, standing together around the... Continue Reading →
And in the end, martyrdom, and justice for the oppressed
With thanks to Fr. Michael Lapsley, himself no stranger to violence and suffering, who shared Dorothyโs story this past week on Facebook. I have never heard this story, but others have. She deserveS beatification if not sainthood. Such an inspiration to us all. KJG When the gunmen asked the 73-year-old nun if she was carrying... Continue Reading →
Thereโs a canoe hanging from the living room roof
Writing today from an undisclosed location in central Ontario 90 minutesโ drive and boat ride north of Peterborough. Itโs summer here at a lovely cottage thanks to a kind invitation from a new family member and her parents. I say โcottage,โ having originally typed โcabinโ inappropriately. There is an important distinction between the two monikers.... Continue Reading →
Ken, a Quaker? You can stop laughing now
Lynn Phillips [Ken Gray] A few days ago I expressed concern about the Church of my heritage and clerical vocation, The Anglican Church of Canada. I suggested that some days I think I should look around a bit; try a different denomination; explore different worship styles. I have always been curious about the Quakers. I... Continue Reading →
๏ปฟโWe are all oneโ โ A greeting from Marion Newman for Indigenous Peoples Month and Day
[Ken Gray] As I continue my own healing and reconciliation journey both in church and in community I was so pleased to stumble across a Facebook post from critically acclaimed and award-winning mezzo-soprano Marian Newman. As I preside today at an Anglican service here in Summerland honouring Indigenous Peoples Day I will share some of... Continue Reading →
Not your typical Sunday sermon, but one that should be preached, everywhere
Natalie Kyriacou | โHow Will History Judge Us?โ | Democracy, Climate & the Future Australian author and environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou delivers a powerful and deeply provocative address at the Reclaiming Democracy Together launch event. Opening with the question, โHow do you think we will be written about in history books?โ, Natalie reflects on the contradictions... Continue Reading →
Natan Obed on Mary Simon – “An Inuk woman and the Crownโs representative in Canada”
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Last Updated June 7, 2026 7:41 am. OTTAWA โ Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says heโs proud of how Gov. Gen. Mary Simon used her time in office to seek a balance between her dual identities as an Inuk woman and the Crownโs representative in Canada โ roles... Continue Reading →
Bishop of Amazonia and Primate of Brazil appointed as Chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN)
Posted on: June 4, 2026 2:12 PM by The Anglican Communion [Ken Gray notes: This is the global network I have served one way or another since 2005. The appointment of Archbishop Marinez marks an important new chapter in the history and influence of this timely and important network.] [Anglican Communion] The purpose of ACEN... Continue Reading →
Climate change is a human rights issue – Countries have a legal duty to protect the planet for future generations
This story was originally published by Grist and later in the National Observer appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration [Naveena Sadasivam for the National Observer] About six years ago, law students at the University of the South Pacific convinced the government of the small island nation of Vanuatu to take the harms... Continue Reading →