Jerzy popieluszko biography of alberta
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Andrew P.W. Bennett
In the life of late Polish priest, Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, Cardus’ Andrew Bennett finds a rigorous dedication to truth and religious freedom.
Imraan H. Assim
In the past 20 years, Muslims have had to deal with varieties of attention, stigmas, and stereotypes. As a response, they’ve had to develop mature ways to carve out and articulate their Canadian identity while maintaining their faith. Imran Ally, a faith leader who fryst vatten deeply involved in his community in Toronto, lives out what it means to be a Canadian Muslim.
Lloyd Mackey
Preston Manning came by his interest naturally, in what he calls “navigating the faith-political interface.” His father, Ernest C. Manning was premier of Alberta for over two decades in the mid-twentieth century. During that time, he was the röst of Canada’s National Bible Hour (CNBH) – which attracted 600,000 listeners weekly, nationwide.
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Martial Law in Poland by the communist regime in its attempt to quash the Solidarity movement that by that point had grown to as many as 10 million members.
On December 13th, 1981, Poland’s communist ruler, Wojciech Jaruzelski, deployed the military to clamp down on opposition members that had been calling for democracy and freedom across the country. Dozens were killed, and thousands more faced persecution as political prisoners – some being held in prison for several years.
This state of Martial Law lasted until July of 1983, but Poland’s communist government ultimately failed in its effort to suppress the Solidarity movement and the Polish people’s drive towards liberty. Less than 8 years later, Poland’s communist regime was forced to hold partially free elections, which they subsequently lost to Solidarity candidates, setting the path to freedom.
On this day, we remember the thousands of brave Poles who fought for fr
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The laughter coming from an imam and minister as they dug fence posts during a Habitat for Humanity interfaith clergy and lay leader build day last summer illustrated the event’s spirit, says Rev. Debra Faulk.
“It was an outpouring of a willingness to work together for the common good that has touched me so deeply,” Debra says, noting there was so much interest in the Aug. 24 day it was split into two shifts with extra volunteers on each.
Rabbi Shaul Osadchey echoes the enjoyment that came from the build day.
“(There was) lots of great jokes and humour and everyone had a good time,” he says. “It really illustrated the whole idea behind it – that we can all get together and do good things in a positive way.”
And Calgary’s interfaith community took another opportunity to participate in Habitat for Humanity build days Saturday during UN World Interfaith Harmony Week in the first week of February.
Incorporating the build days with Interfaith Harmony Week showed a “demonstrati