Appropriate for You

Peter Stockland

Senior Editor Peter Stockland shares about the Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing and the Golden Thread Contest – and how they matter as ways to "bring together stories that vividly recount the role of religious faith in Canada’s past and present, and nourish active spiritual life for the future."

A Symbol of Hope

Anita Brinkman

A parachute that brought supplies and the hope of liberation to a family in the Netherlands during WWII has since been repurposed into a baptism gown with an even greater meaning of hope.

Because I Matter

Janie Akamoto

Hidden away in the deepest recesses of our memories, each of us can identify at least one moment in time when we felt like someone must be watching over us. Janie Akamoto shares the moment she first encountered such protection – through a quiet voice and a country road.