Spiritually Speaking

A number of people were surprised that I said in my weekend column that I didn’t know exactly what happened after death, because as a Priest I am meant to know that kind of thing.

In the 1980s there was a movie called ‘All Dogs Go To Heaven’ which seems to be a response to something I’ve been asked many times over my years of ministry, “Is it true that our animal companions will be in the afterlife?”

As summer prepares to turn to fall, and you see your calendar filling with work and school, how can you remember what matters? How will you make space to pause—to reflect, to laugh, to love?

At Spirit of Life Lutheran church a recent gathering of students considered how we can live and engage each other, in spite of our differences, and to develop strategies to transform “stranger interactions” into more intimate and meaningful connections.

Two acclaimed radio personalities, Eleanor Wachtel and Gregor Craigie, will be taking the stage on September 15 for a fundraiser in support of Canada’s oldest synagogue.

Birds remind many of us of that Presence in our lives. Like angelic messengers they call us to listen deeply. In their call, we dare to hope.

Actively living our faith both within our faith community as well as with others of different faiths, or no faith, in the larger community helps us all to embrace the fact that we are one wonderful, diverse family

Tickets are still available for Congregation Emanu-El’s Synagogue 160th Anniversary Concert.

There is one good reason (among many) why no religious or even Spiritual But Not Religious person can afford to think of religion/spirituality and politics as mutually irrelevant silos.

Spiritual Perspectives is a new bi-monthly event presented by the Victoria Multifaith Society (VMS) in conjunction with various communities associated with VMS. Come explore hot topics and current events, learning from each other’s unique spiritual insights and experiences