Calgary is a nimble city full of surprises. Every time I visit, I am struck by how different it is from my hometown of Edmonton. One of the most surprising matters that has arisen in Calgary is a local investigative paper called The Sprawl, a suitable name for many reasons, not the least being how Calgary has grown. I welcome Jeremy Klaszus to the table to discuss how he came the develop this paper, how he came to focus on where he lives and moves and has his being.

I invited Glen Argan to join me to discuss his recent, about to be published book on the Second Vatican Council. The book is titled, Jesus Christ, the Heart of Vatican II. His thoughts on the heart of the Council and what it means for the Church and the life of the world is deeply informative and provocative and I am pleased we can sit-down together and discuss it.

I title this series of conversations with young people The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. I met each person in this series while teaching at Newman Theological College in Edmonton from 2020, during the pandemic, through the Fall of 2023. Newman had just introduced a new degree and moved its curriculum into a great books and Socratic dialogue model.

I title this series of conversations with young people The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. I met each person in this series while teaching at Newman Theological College in Edmonton from 2020, during the pandemic, through the Fall of 2023. Newman had just introduced a new degree and moved its curriculum into a great books and Socratic dialogue model.

I title this series of conversations with young people The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. I met each person in this series while teaching at Newman Theological College in Edmonton from 2020, during the pandemic, through the Fall of 2023. Newman had just introduced a new degree and moved its curriculum into a great books and Socratic dialogue model.

I title this series of conversations with young people The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. I met each person in this series while teaching at Newman Theological College in Edmonton from 2020, during the pandemic, through the Fall of 2023. Newman had just introduced a new degree and moved its curriculum into a great books and Socratic dialogue model.

I title this series of conversations with young people The Love of Learning and the Desire for God. I met each person in this series while teaching at Newman Theological College in Edmonton from 2020, during the pandemic, through the Fall of 2023. Newman had just introduced a new degree and moved its curriculum into a great books and Socratic dialogue model.

I sat down with Archbishop Lazar last Fall to talk about the Theotokos, Joy of Canada icon that graces the Monastery of All Saints of North America’s Church. How did he come to commission this icon for the monastery? What motivated his doing so and his writing of the Akathist Hymn associated with the icon and establish the monastery feast day at the end of July each year anchored by a procession with the icon?

I am pleased to be joined by Pastor Todd Wiebe for this on-going series of conversations on the Ekklesia. I met Todd some years ago and have had the pleasure of working together with him on various occasions. His pastoral work has been particular, serving a Brethren Church for many years, a Presbyterian Church for a season and, in the last few years the CapChurch and North Lonsdale United Church, both in North Vancouver. He is also host of the Rector’s Cupboard Podcast.

I am pleased to be joined by Pastor Eden Jersak for this on-going series of conversations on the Ekklesia. I am privileged to call Eden, and her husband Brad, friends and have spent many rich hours in conversation with them in their home in Abbotsford. Eden’s understanding of the church as a place of welcome, as a place where you can always add another leaf to the table of fellowship is striking.