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Interfaith Explorations
University of Toronto Students from the university visited three places of worship throughout the GTA. We will learn about Sikhism,...
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Happy Vaisakhi!
The Origin of Vaisakhi Vaisakhi originated as a harvest festival in India's Punjab region. In 1699, it took on special significance for...
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Debunking the Myths: An Exploration of Common Stereotypes about Underserved Communities
Brian was on an organ donation panel for the US-based Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance. The panel discussed misconceptions...
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Creating Connection presents: An Afternoon of Nurturing Spirit Encountering World Religions
Brian spoke on April 27, 2022 as part of “An Afternoon of Nurturing Spirit” series. The world's religions are not just about books and...
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Flames of Joy and Justice
A Celebration of the United Church's Commitment to be an Anti-Racist Church and Community Brian took part part in this online celebration...
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Ramadan: It’s More Than Fasting
Friday marks the start of Ramadan. Many know Ramadan is a month of fasting but there is more to the month than that. Below, I will do two...
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Shakil Choudhury’s Deep Diversity: Shame Does No Good
By Brian Carwana Shakil Choudhury’s book “Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them” is one of the best books I have read in the field of...
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Is Belonging Your Goal?
By Brian Carwana “Not belonging is a terrible feeling. It feels awkward and it hurts, as if you were wearing someone else’s shoes.” ...
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How About Power for All?
By Brian Carwana When you hear the word “power,” what do you think? We often think of power negatively: what some use to dominate others....
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Road Scholar - Adventures Online: Exploring the Religions of the World
In five days, we learned about five of the world's largest religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam). We learned...