Enough minutes to call
This post is also available in Spanish by Elda Antonio Garcia I’m grateful to God for this simple lesson: “What I saw as a misfortune has become a blessing for another,…
Advent: Daring to Imagine Amid the Shadows
by Marta Bunnett Wiebe Weariness. I believe that word captures much of what many of us are feeling these days. The challenges and uncertainty of the pandemic, alongside the ongoing…
Historical Truth and Reconciliation
by Zacharie Leclair In his 1967 novel, The Joke, Czech-born author Milan Kundera tells the story of Ludvik, a young member of the Czechoslovak communist party who was persecuted and…
Christ’s call to the work of justice: It’s never too late
by Bekah Sears We all have our own heroes in the faith. These are the saints of the past and present who inspire and encourage us in our own journeys.…
Remember the Peacebuilders
by Rebekah Sears In Canada, November is often a month for remembering, notably with Remembrance Day. I have worked for MCC for over 10 years, and during this time have…
What Archbishop Romero teaches us about public courage
An interview between Edgardo Colón-Emeric and the MCC UN Office In the 1970s, in the face of government injustice and violence in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero led the church…
Gift of a Poppy
By Randy Klassen Poppies had always troubled me. Not the flowers themselves—those I love. But the November poppies. Let me explain. I grew up in a small town in BC,…
The books they couldn’t burn
This post is also available in: Spanish by Jose Ricardo Salinas Reyes Ignorance is a blessing. I really mean that. Ignorance allows us to visit places like the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous…
Peace and Justice Notebook 