“My children decided it’s time for me to move out of my house and join a retirement community. I don’t agree. I feel like I have no say anymore. I can still think, but they are... Read More
Opinion
As we prepare to send this peace-themed issue of the magazine to press, all eyes are on Gaza. Israeli tanks sit poised at its northern border, ready to invade. Long lines of... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Editorial | Will Braun
Pay attention to artists Thanks for your willingness to address tough issues facing the church and other institutions in our society. I appreciate your attempt at enlarging the... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion |
This photograph shows Wanner Mennonite Church at worship in July 1950. In the mid-20th century, it was a new pattern for many Ontario Mennonite congregations to have men and women... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing
In Joshua 5, we come across one of those wonderfully strange biblical stories that shakes our preconceptions and leaves us with more questions than answers. Israel is encamped at... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Michael Pahl
A good friend, Wes Neepin, died this past week. I’ve written columns about Wes in the past but used a pseudonym, because I never got around to asking permission to tell his... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
At this time of year, I begin to rummage through the various drawers of miscellany in search of those red Mennonite Central Committee buttons that say, “To remember is to work for... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Randy Haluza-DeLay
Dear Psalmists, Sometimes I delight in your comforting words of God’s grace and compassion. You paint an alluring and alleviating picture of a loving, caring and ever-present... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Joshua Penfold
Why cut what can be untied? This wise, old saying can apply to family conflicts. Some of our family ties are threadbare and frail; there is strain, and there is underlying... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Cathrin van Sintern-Dick
How does your faith community answer these questions: Who are we? Who are we becoming? Who does God say we are? These questions can serve to guide a process to uncover and/or... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Kara Carter
Interactive theatre requires audience participation, explained Cedric Martin as he introduced “I Love You and It Hurts,” a Theatre of the Beat performance held at the Kitchener... Read More
October 19, 2023 | Opinion | Barb Draper
At times, it’s shocking, violent and gory. It’s also one of the most compelling pop culture depictions of Christian faith and religion in recent memory. Midnight Mass , a limited... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Editorial | Aaron Epp
Thank you for this excellent, nuanced article (“ The gift of life, the question of death ,” September 22). Clearly, patients have always made private, off-the-books decisions with... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Opinion |
David Klassen of Rosenfeld, Manitoba, age 83, poses for an informal portrait at a family reunion. The photo is from a 1955 article in The Canadian Mennonite , which frequently... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Opinion | Laureen Harder-Gissing
As a child, I was vaguely envious of others who had deep connections in Canada. In my family, that was not the case. My parents are from the UK and we spent our vacations going... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Opinion | Ben Cassels
My 88-year-old father often asks why churches push out people who don’t 100 percent agree with their theology. “Why can’t they all just get along?” He is worried about the... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Opinion | Arli Klassen
Popular author, speaker and shame researcher Brené Brown once quipped, “You can’t swing a cat without hitting a narcissist.” She later apologized for the inhumane image conjured... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Opinion | Troy Watson
In early 2000, when I first stepped into the sanctuary of Willingdon Church in Burnaby, B.C., I was astounded to see the music team’s diversity. A variety of races and ethnicities... Read More
October 5, 2023 | Opinion | Joon Park
The following article is an online supplement to Miles Wiederkehr’s article, “A cycle of practical love” in the Sept. 22, 2023, issue of Canadian Mennonite. In “A cycle of... Read More
September 22, 2023 | Web First - Opinion | Andre Wiederkehr
In the past few weeks, I’ve spoken with five people who have been deeply wounded by church institutions. I’ve met countless more in previous years. I regularly receive notes from... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Editorial | Will Braun
Wrestling I read your piece (“ The duty of tension ,” June 16) and I’ve been wrestling with the content. It was a great editorial, and I commend your willingness to stomach the... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Opinion |
It’s worth celebrating that the regions of MC Canada have identified the climate crisis as a priority ministry area in recent years. Like all priorities, where the rubber really... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Opinion | Sandy Plett
This photo depicts the founding of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1902 at Tiefengrund, Sask. The men in this photo include (back row, l to r): David Epp, Laird, Sask.;... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Opinion | Conrad Stoesz
My sister Helen is a retired nurse who spent much of her career working with palliative patients. In the last few years of her working life, she encountered medical assistance in... Read More
September 21, 2023 | Opinion | Ed Olfert
