In her final year as a theatre student at Rosebud School of the Arts, Christina Muldoon shares her experiences of profound growth, both as an artist and a person of faith. Her beautiful reflection on what she has learned speaks to all of us about how life – and art – is never a straight line. Continue reading
Denis Grady is an award-winning country/gospel songwriter and performer who founded Franciscan and Friends Annual Mission Retreats. In 2005, the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Trinidad and Barbados invited Grady to the Caribbean, where he and a few friends staged a series of benefit concerts and ministry visits. Continue reading
I first heard about the Taizé community in early 2009, when a choir director from my church mentioned that a new Taizé choir needed singers. My husband and I love to sing, but we had no idea what the word “Taizé” meant…and what joy the experience would bring to us. Continue reading
The most powerful influence on my life has been my parents. They were beautiful people who lived their entire life for others. They grew up in Mennonite communities in western Canada, left as newlyweds and spent over thirty years in South America working with indigenous people. Continue reading
Considering all the media and the multiplicity of creative means of expressing yourself artistically, why would someone study Iconography? The iconographer strives to reproduce with exactness the icon he is copying. Find out how students at Living Water College’s Iconography Program are finding this ancient art form extremely compelling and spiritually rewarding. Continue reading
After a successful career in graphic design, a long-buried desire to paint led Cindy Bouwers down a fulfilling and beautiful new creative path. Continue reading
Warren Harbeck writes on the sacred art of St. Mary’s Church-Cochrane and the importance of “doing something beautiful for God.” Continue reading
Theatre of the Beat, founded in 2011, is a travelling theatre troupe that has gained a reputation for tackling tough topics. Its members create and perform intimate theatrical presentations across Canada, teach drama programs, and host coffee house discussions. Continue reading
Some people describe him as honest, visionary and disciplined, while others have called him restless, immature and even arrogant. Most everyone would agree he is a brilliant guitarist, poet, singer, activist and showman. Bill Locke reviews a documentary film which gives an intimate look at the life and music of Bruce Cockburn. Continue reading
Juno award-winning singer/songwriter/storyteller Steve Bell reflects on Pope Francis’ choice of papal name, the meaning of names, and the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi. Continue reading
