News & Media
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Holocaust Education WeekToday (November 2, 2017) marks the beginning of Holocaust Education Week, a seven day period intended to focus attention on the intentional, systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews during World War II. Date Published: Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Indigenous Peoples and ChristianityWhen Ottawa announced a compensation package last week for victims of what has become known as the "Sixties Scoop," it was one more step in a long walk of trying to make reparations to Indigenous peoples for devastating sins committed against individuals, families, and entire communities. The sins were many, and caused great harm across generations of Indigenous peoples. Decades of systemic racism included the now well-known story of the church-run residential schools. Date Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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The feast day of Saint FrancisMany churches remember Francis of Assisi each year on October 4. The day is considered a "feast day" honouring the saint. Generally speaking, saints are simply people who have gone before us in the faith, people whom we honour and remember for their exemplary lives, or for their example of faith and perseverance in the midst of great suffering and persecution. Date Published: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
