Living History is an ongoing series showcasing just a small assortment of the more than 350,000 items housed at The Salvation Army Heritage Centre in Toronto. This month, we spotlight some of the 9/11 mementos that have been donated to the centre. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers on September 11, 2001,

This eighth Beatitude seems backward compared to the other seven. With those, Jesus promised a reward for upright attitudes and behaviour. In contrast, this final promise of God’s favour is for individuals who experience hostility due to their faith: If you suffer bullying because of your godly values and choices, you qualify for this blessing.

Let us not hold an administrative-centric agenda but be guided by a strong spiritual agenda.

The Salvation Army appears in a new episode of Historica Canada’s iconic Heritage Minute series, highlighting the generous response of Gander, N.L., in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In the wake of the tragedy, American airspace was promptly closed, leaving thousands of airline passengers stranded in Gander. The

International Overdose Awareness Day, marked on August 31, is a time to acknowledge the impact of overdose, to remember those who have been lost and to take action to save the lives of those at risk.

Living History is an ongoing series showcasing just a small assortment of the more than 350,000 items housed at The Salvation Army Heritage Centre in Toronto. This month, we spotlight the Young People’s Cartridge Stamp Album. In 1917, The Salvation Army produced the Young People’s Cartridge Stamp Album, used to encourage young people to engage

Based on a 1990 New Yorker magazine article in which Wile E. Coyote hires an attorney to sue the Acme Corporation for selling him allegedly faulty products that constantly backfire—and usually blow up in his face—in his attempt to catch the Road Runner, Coyote vs. Acme, in theatres now, is a live-action comedy centred on the Looney Tunes cartoon characters.

Enterprising Youth teaches teens real-life skills and encourages them to discover and develop their business potential. 

In my backyard, gazing at stars beyond counting, I’ve sometimes wondered, Why so many, God? I like to think of stars as God’s patio lanterns; they leave me wondering if He is not the ultimate showman, providing flashy, attractive clues that He’s there, that He can be known. That we are loved.

“God chose The Salvation Army for me,” says Lieutenant Wilder Jean-Charles. “He had his own reasons, but he knew my heart. I am here to serve, and I know my purpose here is to transform lives.”