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Embracing the world

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:59:36 +0000

“…the burden belongs to the nation, and the hands of none of us are clean if we bend not our energies to righting these great wrongs.” (W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903) In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois published The Souls of Black Folk in which he wrote about the struggles in […]

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The cost

Herbert O’Driscoll — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:31:54 +0000

In flippant phrases such as “there’s no free lunch,” we acknowledge a deep truth about life: everything has a cost. We could add that the more something is real and true, whether it be a kitchen utensil or a human life, the greater the cost is likely to be. That’s why love can be the […]

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Crucifixion Pillars at Christ Church Cathedral

Janet Dirks — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:31:10 +0000

Victoria artist Richard Motchman says the most common reaction to his paintings is “I have never seen anything like this before.” Motchman’s innovative new work on the crucifixion of Christ will evoke that same response, there is little doubt, and the artist hopes it will provide the viewer with a very personal, spiritual experience. Crucifixion […]

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A Fool’s Journey to Easter — Trickster Jesus

Adela Torchia — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:30:42 +0000

After wondering for some time about how the indigenous understanding of Trickster could be linked to the biblical Christian story, I was intrigued to stumble across this article on Trickster Jesus on Easter Day 2018: https://godspacelight.com/2018/04/01/a-fools-journey-to-easter/. It was written by the Rev. Rachel K. Taber-Hamilton (and published online April, 2018) who was an ordained priest […]

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From the Big Apple to the Islands and Inlets

John Perris — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:31:32 +0000

My wife and I are in the thick of packing for our move from New York City to Victoria. Having previously relocated to London and Frankfurt for my work, Cat and I are well acquainted with the many tasks of an international move. It’s work that we gladly undertake to join in the life of […]

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