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This Montreal church has baptized more than 140 Iranians since 2020 | Broadview Magazine Iran is in crisis, but converts continue to find welcome and love at St Jax

Iran is in crisis, but converts continue to find welcome and love at St Jax

Religious OCD took over my childhood. Years later, I learned how to manage it. | Broadview Magazine Scrupulosity made me feel like I was always doing something bad, dirty or wrong

Scrupulosity made me feel like I was always doing something bad, dirty or wrong

Why I chose to do nothing this Lent | Broadview Magazine Finding connection with God doesn’t always require action

Finding connection with God doesn’t always require action

Kindred Works: A housing vision behind closed doors The United Church is relying on the private company to deliver affordable housing — but details remain scarce

The United Church relies on private company Kindred Works to deliver affordable housing — but details remain scarce

Manitoba program helps incarcerated parents read to their kids | Broadview Magazine The family literacy initiative is “a bright spot amid a devastating rupture in the family”

The family literacy initiative is “a bright spot amid a devastating rupture in the family.”

Why descendants of Black settlers in Ontario fought to keep a controversial road name | Broadview Magazine This group has been fighting to keep Negro Creek Road for 28 years

“When we fail to talk about rural Black Canadians, we contribute to the erasure of Black history, present, and future.”

Many of us lost people during COVID. But we also lost the shared spaces where grief is named out loud.

In this week's Wilderness Times, Rev. Bri-anne Swan reflects on Lent as a time for lament.

Subscribe here to get this week's edition: https://wildernesstimes.substack.com/

Why diaspora communities in Canada are struggling to keep their first languages alive | Broadview Magazine Canada swears by its multiculturalism policy, but across the country, immigrants get little support in preserving their mother tongues

On International Mother Language Day, we’re resharing this piece from our archives about the lack of support Canadian immigrants receive to preserve their mother tongues.

“It’s not possible to have multiculturalism without multilingualism,” says human rights researcher Slava Balan.

3 radical reads for Lent | Broadview Magazine Looking for inspiration on your Easter journey? These bold new devotionals will shore up your spirit.

Looking for inspiration on your Easter journey? These bold devotionals will shore up your spirit.

‘Remember, it lies to you’: People of faith on using AI | Broadview Magazine ChatGPT and other similar tools help with ministry and spiritual support, but some users remain cautious

ChatGPT and other similar tools help with ministry and spiritual support, but some users remain cautious

Canada’s new peace museum takes root in rural Ontario Community volunteers and global partners unite to create a space for justice and dialogue in Bancroft

Community volunteers and global partners unite to create a space for justice and dialogue in Bancroft

Spring may be on the horizon, but first — Lent.

In Broadview’s March/April 2026 issue, we share six spirit-filled practices — simple, meaningful ways to deepen your faith as you journey toward Easter.

Read the first one here: https://broadview.org/caring-for-creation-lent-2026/

Finding God among trees, rabbits and foxes this Lent | Broadview Magazine A United Church chaplain and Christian animist finds deeper devotion in daily cemetery walks and prayers for the land

A United Church chaplain and Christian animist finds deeper devotion in daily cemetery walks and prayers for the land.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

May we all scatter kindness, compassion and care a little more freely today and everyday.

The shooting in nearby Tumbler Ridge shattered my small town's sense of safety | Broadview Magazine In Chetwynd, we often shrugged off lockdown drills. I wonder how many children in Tumbler Ridge felt the same.

In Chetwynd, we often shrugged off lockdown drills. I wonder how many children in Tumbler Ridge felt the same.

After Tumbler Ridge shooting, a minister asks: How do we respond? | Broadview Magazine Rev. Bob Fillier, who hosted a vigil for the community, reflects on grief, tension and how to be the church in this time

Rev. Bob Fillier, who hosted a vigil for the community, reflects on grief, tension and how to be the church in this time.

After Tumbler Ridge shooting, a minister asks: How do we respond? | Broadview Magazine Rev. Bob Fillier, who hosted a vigil for the community, reflects on grief, tension and how to be the church in this time

Rev. Bob Fillier, who hosted a vigil for the community, reflects on grief, tension and how to be the church in this time

Meet the Buddhist nuns fighting stereotypes with kung fu | Broadview Magazine At Nepal’s Druk Amitabha Nunnery, women are pushing against centuries-old limits on female monastics

At Nepal’s Druk Amitabha Nunnery, women are pushing against centuries-old limits on female monastics.

Ontario church hit with nasty comments over ICE resistance singing event | Broadview Magazine Rev. Jeff Doucette said he was “surprised by the hatred”

Rev. Jeff Doucette said he was “surprised by the hatred.”
https://broadview.org/enniskillen-tyrone-united-singing-event-ice/

Forged Morrisseaus are hurting today’s Indigenous artists | Broadview Magazine Decades of art fraud have undermined trust in the Woodland School and threatened the livelihoods of living creators

Decades of art fraud have undermined trust in the Woodland School and threatened the livelihoods of living creators.

Christianity isn't just in decline — it's become obsolete, says sociologist | Broadview Magazine The problem isn’t simply about belief. ‘[Traditional religion] doesn’t fit ordinary life,’ says Christian Smith.

The problem isn’t simply about belief. ‘[Traditional religion] doesn’t fit ordinary life,’ says Christian Smith.

Join us TONIGHT for Broadview Live with former MP Charlie Angus and former Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy.

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Does Jesus love me? | Broadview Magazine The theology behind the Sunday school question

We often celebrate love with chocolates and heart emojis — but what does it mean when we ask, “Does Jesus love me?” That’s the question Rev. James Christie explores in this thoughtful piece.

Read it here: https://broadview.org/does-jesus-love-me/

This Minneapolis church is providing frontline help amid ICE operations | Broadview Magazine Rev. Hierald Osorto on the anxiety of ‘constantly needing to be on alert’ for armed agents

Rev. Hierald Osorto on the anxiety of ‘constantly needing to be on alert’ for armed agents.

Canadian churches have unfinished business with Indian day schools | Broadview Magazine Drawing on survivor testimony, historian Jackson Pind examines how churches enforced colonial control

Drawing on survivor testimony, historian Jackson Pind examines how churches enforced colonial control.

Canadian Grammy nominee Laila Biali has a steadfast faith | Broadview Magazine The jazz vocalist sees her nod alongside Elton John and Barbra Streisand as ‘in the realm of the miraculous’

The jazz vocalist sees her nod alongside Elton John and Barbra Streisand as ‘in the realm of the miraculous.’

Global Anglicans push back as a woman prepares to lead | Broadview Magazine Conservative leaders reject Sarah Mullally’s election, reviving a long-simmering struggle over power and authority

Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday.

But some in the global Anglican church are not happy about her appointment.

Tatamagouche Centre pauses all operations amid financial pressures | Broadview Magazine After 72 years, the United Church retreat centre faces a make-or-break decision by the end of the month

After 72 years, the United Church retreat centre faces a make-or-break decision by the end of the month.

Wab Kinew is just getting started | Broadview Magazine Popular, polarizing and hard to pin down, Manitoba’s premier is still defining his approach to power

Popular, polarizing and hard to pin down, Manitoba’s premier is still defining his approach to power.

Award winning theatre artist helps people share their deepest secrets | Broadview Magazine Tracey Erin Smith believes in the healing power of storytelling

Tracey Erin Smith believes in the healing power of storytelling.