My neighbour and the federal election
By Rebekah Sears “An election is [an] occasion for Christians to consider the political implications of our faith—a time to discern with humility how Jesus’ call to love our neighbours…
Prayers for the Earth: Lament and Confession
by Mat Lortie On September 27, 2019, before joining the Winnipeg Climate Strike, members from different faiths gathered for an inter-faith service called ‘Prayers for the Earth: Lament & Hope in…
Climate Change: The Discussion as a Detour
by Myriam Ullah Environmental sustainability, climate change, and the many debates that surround them are at the forefront of most contemporary news outlets. I recently decided to narrow my news…
Voting for Peace and Justice
By Rick Cober Bauman “Good, biblically-based advocacy shows love for our neighbours.” I am paraphrasing but this is the essential message of our MCC Ottawa Office brochure. At its core,…
The Starfish Parable
by Brian Dyck Periodically in my work, when someone wonders about the overwhelming nature of the forced displacement problem and the seeming futility of our efforts, someone will tell the…
Transforming Honduras through ‘conversations flavoured with hope’
by Blanca Munguía In Honduras, like in many other countries around the world, the right to quality education is protected by the constitution. In practice, however, most children do not…
The Political is Personal, embodied in paper cranes
By Bekah Sears As the Policy Analyst for MCC Ottawa most of my blog posts focus on just that – political and contextual analysis, looking at how Canadian policy impacts…
From Crisis to Opportunity: Global Pathways for refugee resettlement
by Brian Dyck Five years ago, I was able to attend the Annual Tripartite Consultation on Resettlement (ATCR) in Geneva, Switzerland for the first time. After returning, I wrote about…
