Gretta Vosper vs. The United Church of Canada
This summer has been a difficult summer for the Progressive Spirituality/Christian movement in Canada. The Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity (CCPC) has disbanded…
Faith and Science — Epiphany Explorations 2017
Epiphany Explorations at First Metropolitan United Church steadfastly addresses the quest for ways to spiritually navigate life in an increasingly challenging and disturbing…
Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan Calls Leonard Cohen ‘Number 1’
Cohen came of age after the war. His Montreal, however, was nothing like American writers Philip Roth’s Newark or Alfred Kazin’s Brownsville. He…
Jack Sproule’s Engaging Quizzical Nature & Perceptive Flair
Memory is a funny thing. Some things we remember with crystal clear clarity like it was just yesterday; others, not so much. Perhaps…
Class Analysis Reveals Undergirding of Trump’s Win
In light of recent events, it would seem that there is great alarm in many corners of the world regarding the rise of…
O Mother Mine
I swear O Mother Mine, on the taste of the salt air in which I awaken, on the fire trees exalting the sky against the…
New Blog from North Island Subscriber
My name is Bruce Witzel – I am a journey carpenter keen on conservation, renewable energy and social ecology. My wife Francis Guenette,…
Carl Jung on Catholicism
The Catholic Church is liberal enough to look upon the Osiris-Horus-Isis myth, or at any rate suitable portions of it, as a prefiguration of the…
Francis Panel to Study Women Deacons
I’d be interested in hearing the comments of others on this. While I would welcome any kind of Vatican discussion, especially…
Disappointed with Francis on Women’s Ordination
Roman Catholic Women Priests Canada (RCWP Canada) along with thousands of their Catholic men and women are once again disappointed by Pope Francis’s…