Faith in Faithless Times

Siby Varghese

Siby Varghese grew up in Saudi Arabia and India, experiencing first hand what it was like to have limits to freedom of religion. When he moved to Canada in 2011, he was shocked to see just how many Canadians didn't excersize their right to worship freely in public. Read his story here. 

Tuned to True Calling

Chiara Bertoglio

Pianist Chiara Bertoglio reflects on her two-fold identity, as both a musician and a Christian. When, as a child, she wanted to be the greatest pianist in the world, she now realizes she was trying to be something other than the actual, flesh-and-bone Chiara – and something other than what she was designed to be.

Beauty That Overcomes Doom

Salima Versi

Edmonton’s Salima Versi finds in the glories of the city’s Aga Khan Garden a reminder that goodness grows even in ground tainted by bigotry and fear.