Voices From the Crowd

Launched on Canada's Sesquicentennial Anniversary to capture Canada's stories of faith from coast to coast, the Voices from the Crowd initiative serves as a powerful collection of unique narrative. We continue to collect stories that reveal the depth and diversity of Canada's unique landscape of faith. Do you have a story to share? Add your voice to the collection today!

The Heart of Father Lacombe

Brent Wiley

April 20, 2016

Most Albertans – whether they realize it or not – have heard of Fr. Lacombe. A quick Internet search reveals that this saintly missionary priest has had a neighbourhood, nursing home, hotel, park, school, Catholic men’s guild and even a town named after him.

Inside reverent silence is required as you are standing on holy ground; it is here that the good heart of Father Albert Lacombe rests alongside numerous students of his Midnapore School, many of whom were laid to rest during the last major tuberculosis outbreak ...

A History of Faithful Care

Peter Stockland

April 14, 2016

Greg Humbert is on a hunt to document the living link between faith and health care. Read about his work at Catholic Health Alliance of Canada.

Since he began the Catholic Hospitals Digital History Books Collection for what is now the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada, Humbert has acquired and scanned, page by page, 300 books “documenting the legacy and contribution of the Congregations of Religious Women in Canada, their mission in health...

Rueing the Komagata Maru

Peter Stockland

April 13, 2016

On Tuesday, B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal rose in the House of Commons to invite all Canadians to join in celebrating Vaisakhi and Khalsa Day. Prime Minister Trudeau had just reminded Canadians the day before of the deplorable Komagata Maru incident, and vowed to make a formal apology in the House of Commons for the bigotry and mistreatment it embodied.

Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal rose in the House of Commons to invite all Canadians to join in celebrating Vaisakhi and Khalsa Day ...

Walking ‘the path of Abraham’

Baruch Frydman-Kohl

April 7, 2016

A diverse group of Canadians explore the complexities of the Middle East.

Clair line in Toronto) that passes through East and West Jerusalem, joining Arab and Jewish sections both beyond and within the disputed borders of the city But because wherever we travelled, people wanted to know about this unusual group and how life in Canada enabled us to imagine the possibility ...

Understanding Islam: An interview with Habeeb Alli

Stephanie Schoenhoff

April 5, 2016

Habeeb Alli incorporates his Muslim faith in every sphere of life. He sat down with us to talk about his passion: educating Canadians about Islam.

When I met Habeeb in Toronto at a talk on the fight against religious violence, he introduced himself as someone who is passionate about sharing the history of Islam in Canada, and has lots of stories about his faith community up his sleeve I talked with Habeeb about his work in the Muslim community...

Faith in Faithless Times

Siby Varghese

April 1, 2016

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.

Having spent my early years in Saudi Arabia and then India, where religion is part of the everyday fabric of society, it never occurred to me that in other parts of the world, religion could have a diminished public role But, even more so to redefine religion as a solely private pursuit is to reduce...

Fast Forward Faith

Peter Stockland

March 31, 2016

Daniel Bezalel Richardsen works for the federal government in Ottawa where he lives a life infused with his own Christian faith and deep interest in other religious traditions.

Daniel Bezalel Richardsen works for the federal government in Ottawa, where he lives a life infused with his own Christian faith and deep interest in other religious traditions Friendships with faithful Catholics, serious reading of Church history, being part of an ecumenical public theology group a...

And You Shall Love

Stephanie Schoenhoff

March 28, 2016

Danny Richmond loves his job. He works at Ve'ahavta, a Jewish philanthropic organization in Toronto which promotes positive change in the lives of people marginalized by poverty. Read how his job inspires him daily to do acts of tikun olam.

He’s the Director of Community Engagement at Ve’ahavta, a Jewish philanthropic organization in Toronto, dedicated to promoting positive change in the lives of people of all faiths who are marginalized by poverty Though Jewish tradition has been woven in to the fabric of their organization, Ve’ahavta...

Kevin Vickers' Road to Forgiveness

Kevin Vickers

March 18, 2016

Watch former Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers' full speech from our Faith in Canada 150 launch. He tells us about how lessons learned in childhood led him on a road to forgiveness after the October 2014 shootings in Parliament.

The following is the speech Kevin Vickers gave in November of 2015 during the launch of Faith in Canada 150 at the CBC Headquarters in Toronto ...

A Rocha Cares for People and the Places They Live

Stephanie Schoenhoff

March 15, 2016

A Rocha is an international Christian organization that engages in scientific research, environmental education, community-based conservation projects and sustainable agriculture.

A Rocha is an international Christian organization which engages in scientific research, environmental education, community-based conservation projects and sustainable agriculture When I arrived at A Rocha, a Christian environmental stewardship organization in Hamilton, I was wind-swept and cold ...