Église Sainte-Marie Catholic church towers over the village of Church Point and Université Sainte-Anne (the province’s only francophone university) about…
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Sep 28 2022
Dr. Nicholas Lynch: Tracking Change at Canada’s Places of Faith
Dr. Nicholas Lynch is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His research focuses…
Apr 10 2019
A bright future ahead for Cape Breton’s Stone Church
Five years of perseverance paid off for a local group working to save the St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in…
Mar 22 2019
Church buildings repurposed to serve an aging population
I recently visited an old heritage church building in Brampton, ON that was wasting away from neglect, unoccupied and in…
Feb 1 2019
How the arts thrive in Montreal faith buildings
The Faith & the Common Good’s Leading and Learning team (this time with the sub-in of the amazing Erika Hennebury)…
Nov 28 2018
5 Places of Faith Revitalized for Today and Tomorrow
The challenges facing historic places of faith are daunting, yet across the country congregations and communities are finding creative new…
Mar 22 2018
Faith buildings working to enhance the visual arts: Philadelphia (part two)
Today I’m continuing my exploration of Faith/Arts Cohabitation with a quick tour of two great spaces in Philadelphia. In October…
Feb 7 2018
Faith communities provide arts groups with much needed space
On an unseasonably warm (22 degrees!) November evening, myself and my partners from ArtsBuild Ontario and Toronto Arts Council set…
Dec 4 2017
Why Faith Groups and Arts Groups Should Cohabitate
Playwright Marcus Youssef upon accepting this year’s Siminovitch Prize for playwriting gave a speech that clarified my interest in the…
Nov 30 2017
This Place Matters Alum Update: Friends of the Kentville Library
The Town of Kentville, NS, has a lot to be proud of. This past Saturday, they celebrated the opening of…
Apr 22 2016
A Hope and a Prayer for Places of Faith
The following is a transcript of Natalie Bull’s speech at the Walrus Talks Spirituality, presented by the Walrus and the…
