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Indigenous Voices of Faith: Jeff Decontie
Faith Communities
Perspectives Paper

Indigenous Voices of Faith: Jeff Decontie

Jeff Decontie, who is of Anishinaabe and Mohawk heritage, shares his experience as an urban Indigenous professional.

November 17, 2022

Bronze hands
Faith Communities
Policy Memo

Policy Priorities for Ontario’s 2022 Election, Religious Freedom Recommendations

Policies enacted to curb the spread of COVID-19 highlighted how policy-makers may not fully understand the importance of public worship.

Andreae Sennyah

April 26, 2022

Faith Communities
Perspectives Paper

Needs Improvement

How Public Schools Teach About Religion

Andrew P.W. Bennett

January 26, 2022

Man standing at sunrise
Faith Communities
Policy Brief

Memo: Hamilton Bill 21 Challenge

On December 15, 2021, Mayor Eisenberger provided notice of a motion to join various Canadian municipalities in a legal challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. Council will consider the motion on January 19, 2022.

Brian Dijkema

January 13, 2022

Decorative abstract background. glass ceiling
Faith Communities
Research Report

Diakonia Project

Eight initiatives across the country in which Canadians of faith are serving their community.

Masked volunteer giving food out from the back of a van.
Faith Communities
Research Report

Ve’ahavta

A Case Study on Jewish Humanitarian Response to Poverty

Andrew P.W. Bennett

March 9, 2021

Lineup of people outside of a stately, white historical home on a sunny day with a bright blue sky.
Faith Communities
Research Report

The Welcome Home

The Welcome Home is a Catholic ministry in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End. It serves as a gathering place for residents of the neighbourhood and offers weekly and monthly programs that respond to Jesus Christ’s beckoning in the Gospel of Matthew: “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you” (Matthew 11:28).

Andrew P.W. Bennett

February 5, 2021

Elderly person hands folded on lap
Faith Communities
Research Report

Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal / SASMAD

A Case Study in Faith-based Social ServiceLe Service d’accompagnement spirituel pour les personnes malades ou âgées à domicile (SASMAD), or as it is known in English, Pastoral Home Care, is an outreach program of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. It is a free and confidential service that provides spiritual support through home visits to those who are sick or elderly. It is volunteer based and is supported by the archdiocese and by a private Catholic foundation.

Andrew P.W. Bennett

February 1, 2021

Toronto Ontario Temple
Faith Communities
Research Report

Our Time

Project at Vanier Centre for Women

Johanna Lewis

January 22, 2021