“On the Occasion” – T.S. Eliot with Ron Dart & Brad Embry
In this episode of On the Occasion, Ron Dart takes us through some of the poetry of T.S. Eliot, especially two poems in the Ariel series, "Journey of the Magi" and "Song for Simeon."
In this session, Ron addresses some ways in which Eliot's poetry and journey in life can supply Christians with useful ways of living out their faith.
On the Occasion is hosted by Brad Embry, pastoral assistant with St. Michael's Anglican Church, Delafield, WI.
Zacheus Makes Amends – Brad Jersak
Luke 19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich. 3 Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and he was unable due to the...
The Rhetoric of Unworthiness, the Wounds of Shame – Bradley Jersak
Question: I am a seeker investigating the Eastern Orthodox faith. My background includes membership of a very conservative and legalistic Protestant church that advocated penal substitutionary atonement, so I am encouraged by what I find in the Orthodox tradition. The...
Reflections on Stephen Maher’s “John A. Macdonald can wait” by Wayne Northey
"We are at the beginning, not the end, of a process of reassessing our history, and filling in the silences that are needed to get at the truth." - Stephen Maher WAYNE NORTHEY: It is the human condition that historians from within a culture generally silence...
Petition: Canada’s Solitary Confinement Deemed “Torture”: Call For Commission of Inquiry
Wayne Northey started this petition to The Honourable David Lametti; Correctional Service of Canada TO SIGN YOUR PUSHBACK AGAINST SOLITARY PUNISHMENT, CLICK HERE After nearly fifty years of work in Canada's Criminal Justice System, and seeing personally...
Wayne Northey on Ken Dryden’s “‘The Code’ of the NHL, and it has no cure for stupid”
Photo by Michael Barera, Wiki-Commons Wayne Northey responds to Ken Dryden's Washington Post opinion piece, "'The Code' of the NHL, and it has no cure for stupid." Wayne Northey: This of course is the story of humanity. We endlessly imitate the...
Jim Forest’s Eyes of Compassion: Learning from Thich Nhat Hanh – Review by Ron Dart
Ron Dart with Jim Forest Jim Forest’s Eyes of Compassion: Learning From Thich Nhat Hanh Orbis Books, 2021 Review by Ron Dart When I was working for Amnesty International in the 1980s, I began a correspondence with Jim Forest (who was working for Fellowship of...
WHY THE CROSS? Athanasius, Behr & Myers by Robert Fantauzzi
Having completed the Pauline and Patristic Themes course, the time has come to answer the question: ‘Why the cross?’ according to Athanasius and other Patristic teachers. In the first...
Ultimate Redemption: Resurrection and the End of the Ages – Florian H. Berndt
Introduction As an increasing number of churchgoers deconstruct their beliefs, traditional evangelical doctrines concerning the future of creation have become one of the main targets of criticism in this global shift. Often rooted in a deep heartfelt conviction that...
“Israel, Palestinians, Middle East Politics, USA-Canada” – Ron Dart (CIVL Radio Interview)
CIVL Radio (UFV Abbotsford) interviews Ron Dart on "Israel, Palestinians, Middle East Politics, USA-Canada." Audio only. Ron Dart CIVL Interview 2 Download Ron Dart CIVL Interview
Radical Empathy – Felicia Murrell
Any anti-racist work, any theology that does not allow for a person’s full humanity – the whole of their lived experience from triumph to tragedy is only skimming the surface and will never go deep enough to yield transformation.