The Christian year is a means of ascribing meaning to time, a focus for worship and thanksgiving, an invitation to formation in the likeness of Christ, a tool for teaching and testifying the faith, and a form of resistance to the emptiness ascribed to time by lifeless philosophies.

To address the overwhelming need, The Salvation Army has themed this year’s Kettle Campaign as “Her Only Meal.”

After 14 years of working as a firefighter, including four years in Kirkland Lake, Ont., Jeremy Alldred-Hughes has always had a heart to serve the community, both on and off work hours. “I feel like any first responder has the passion and desire to help, serve and look after our community. That doesn’t stop when we punch the clock.

Small Blessings childcare centre blends high-quality care and faith formation.

The cruel treatment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War is addressed in fictional form by Canadian author Terrie Todd in her page-turning novel, Rose Among Thornes.

“We wanted the gala to be a fun night with real purpose” 

In this edition of our Talking It Over series, James Read speaks with Glen O’Brien about artificial intelligence. 

Award-winning writer and public speaker Bob Hostetler has been a disc jockey, pastor, magazine editor and freelance book editor. “Who knows how many years I have left?” he smiles. “But my mission—‘To know God and to make Him known’—continues to be a passion for me. That’s why I continue to write, and that’s why I continue to try to reach as many people as possible.”

Linea Durdle is a student at Booth University College in Winnipeg. Last May, she was a guest speaker at FUSE 2023, a youth retreat in the Maritime Division.

“The place was packed, and we did $1,600 in sales in four hours,”...