Tag: #TRC
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Forgiveness
One of the events on the calendar at the recent Truth and Reconciliation gathering I attended in Edmonton was an inter-faith panel. Representatives from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and First Nations spiritual communities were present. Each panelist spoke about how their faith teachings lead them to deplore the abuse that so often happened at these…
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A Truth Commission with Reconciliation Pending
Last week I spent a few days in the city of Edmonton to attend the final gathering of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I had attended a previous gathering in Montreal a year ago and for almost two years I have sat on a committee that has been discussing how to bring the issues that…