Telling a different story about war

Sep 2, 2014 | Peace

Richard Jack. The Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915. CWM 19710261-0161. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art. copyright Canadian War Museum BY JAMIE SWIFT Two oil paintings. Two artists who painted battlefield scenes. Two dramatically different ways of...

Sister Sheila Langton: CHAC lifetime achievement award

Aug 26, 2014 | Sisters News

Sr. Sheila Langton receives the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from Daniel Lussier, Chair of the Governing Council BY LOUISE SLOBODIAN “At the heart of all her efforts there is a central vision: to serve the needs of the most...

30 years of Changing Together

Aug 26, 2014 | More Sisters at work

From left: Speaker Elexis Schloss, executive director Sonia Bitar and temporary board chair, Sr. Diane Brennen BY SISTER DIANE BRENNEN On Friday, May 30, Changing Together – the Centre for Immigrant Women in Edmonton, Alberta – celebrated its 30th anniversary with a...

For the child taken, for the parent left behind

Aug 26, 2014 | Peace

Sister Mary Clare Stack OSU, Sister Jeannette Filthaut SP and Dr. Bob McKeon walking in the closing march of Truth and Reconciliation on a very cold March 30th day in Edmonton BY SISTER JEANNETTE FILTHAUT Listen to your heart * Listen to the Creator * As leaders, as...

Biodegradable caskets as spiritual practice

Aug 26, 2014 | Ecology stories

BY SISTER SHIRLEY MORRIS Going Green has become a passion for many people. However, the hardest time to adopt environmentally friendly practices has been at the end of life itself. Death is as sacred as life, and we need to transform how we die. A funeral becomes a...