Part social commentary, part spiritual reflection, part biblical study, and part prayers for an aching world, the Do Justice Podcast examines the intersection of faith and the secular through a faith-based, social justice lens. http://www.shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca Formerly the Living Presence Podcast.
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Hi Friends! The Do Justice podcast feed has been dormant for more than a year now. There will be no new episodes posted to this feed. However, I wanted to let you know about a new podcast project I’ve been working on called, Wilderness Times. The following is the trailer for the show. Simply search whatever service you are using to listen here righ…
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May is Asian Heritage Month. In this week's episode, we hear from Tina Conlon, Minister for Davenport Perth Community Ministry, with her reflection titled, "Asian in Canada". We also hear a production from the United Church titled "Struggle and Grace". RESOURCES Shining Waters Regional Council - Asian Heritage Month United Church of Canada Intercul…
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He Breathed His Last: Crucifixion & Capital Punishment
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Jesus is executed, just like so many men and women around the world. What does it mean to endorse the punishment used to kill Christ? What are the ways people with profound truths are scapegoated? SCRIPTURE: Mark 15:21-41 The Death of Jesus MUSIC: "Friday Morning" by Sydney Carter, "Underground" by Ainsley McNeaney, "Courage" by The Tragically Hip …
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Contagious Hope: Episode 6 (Pay it Forward)
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Lenten reflection by the Rev. Alexa Gilmour from Toronto. On this sixth week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Sara Hildebrand of the Love My Neighbour Project - an interfaith partnership with UNICEF Canada to pay it forward. They are inviting every Canadian that gets a vaccine to buy one for someone in economically depressed countries. For approxima…
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Contagious Hope is a podcast series specially created for Lenten reflection by the Rev. Alexa Gilmour from Toronto. On this fifth week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Greg Cook and Lorraine Lam, outreach workers at Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto; a place in the heart of Toronto where you can go to be seen and celebrated, walked with and cared for.…
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Contagious Hope: Episode 4 (Front Line Health Care)
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Episode Notes Contagious Hope is a podcast series specially created for Lenten reflection by the Rev. Alexa Gilmour from Toronto. On this fourth week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Dr. Aathish Iyappa who works at the Nair Hospital in Mumbai (Bombay) India. He consulted on the first case of COVID19 to be diagnosed in Mumbai. His 1600 bed hospital w…
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Contagious Hope: Episode 3 (Safety from Intimate Partner Violence)
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Contagious Hope is a podcast series specially created for Lenten reflection by the Rev. Alexa Gilmour from Toronto. On this third week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Saima Mafat and Hanan Baalbaki from Nisa Homes. Saima and Hanan support Muslim women and children seeking safety from intimate partner violence across Canada. Contagious Hope was crea…
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Contagious Hope: Episode 2 (Long Term Care Crisis)
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Contagious Hope is a podcast series specially created for Lenten reflection by the Rev. Alexa Gilmour from Toronto. On this second week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Clive Anderson, a trauma responder who has been present at violent catastrophes such as the 2018 van attack in Toronto. In the first months of the COVID 19 pandemic, Clive was called…
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Contagious Hope: Episode 1 (Five Oaks Centre)
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Contagious Hope is a podcast series specially created for Lenten reflection by the Rev. Alexa Gilmour from Toronto. On this first week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Michael Shewburg, Executive Director of the Five Oaks Centre in Paris, Ontario. Michael describes how, in the early days of the pandemic, Five Oaks pivoted from its normal retreat off…
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A brief meditative service to begin the Lenten season. Readings: "On Death" from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran "From Dust" by Rev. M. Barclay (enfleshed.com) Isaiah 58:1-12 (read by Rev. Oliver Dingwell) Psalm 51 Music: When We Are Living — Spanish Traditional From Dust — B. Swan Let Healing Swiftly Come — B. Swan Come Healing — Leonard Cohen (perfo…
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Reflection previously released February 2, 2019. Jesus says, "Shut up and get out!" to an unclean spirit. Having authority vs. being an authority. Music by Timber Choir and Sam Larkin. Mark 1:21-28 read by Sherri Fowler from British Columbia.By Bri-anne
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Epiphany has come a week late. A follow-up conversation from last year's Epiphany episode with Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai, Rev. Alexa Gilmour and Executive Director of Ramiro House, Jennifer McIntyre. Listen as they reflect on what has emerge since last year's art installation, as well as how COVID has affected those seeking asylum in Canada. Music by E…
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How We Tell the Story: A Christmas Eve Special
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It's Christmas Eve and we have a fun, lofi, campy retelling of Luke's Nativity narrative with a brief time of reflection. Yes, perhaps the Christmas story isn't historically accurate, but the meaning we bring to the story and how we tell it is the beginning of our call towards how we are to be in God's world. Music by Emorie, Dreamlamp and provisio…
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Revolutionary Joy with Emelda De Coteau (Pray with Our Feet)
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Special guest Emelda De Coteau of Pray with Our Feet sits down with Bri-anne (across the Internet) to talk about the revolutionary power of joy and love. SCRIPTURE Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, read by the Rev. Ryk Brown from the Bruce Trail in Hamilton, Ontario. John 1:6-8, 19-28, read by the Rev. Ruth Noble from Monarch Park in Toronto, Ontario. MUSIC Bea…
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Human Rights Day: A Conversation with David Atwood
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A special bonus episode for Human Rights Day (December 10th). Bri-anne speaks with David Atwood, a retired oil company engineer who has spent more than 25 years working to abolish the death penalty in Texas. David is the founder of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Buy David's book, Detour to Death Row at Peace Centre Books. LISTEN …
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Special guest, the Rev. Karen Orlandi, joins me as we talk about Mark 1:1-8, John preaching in the wilderness. We'll hear about her unrelenting advocacy for street-involved persons in St. Catherines (Ontario), and her absolute obsession with pooping, and safe, hygeinic places to do it. Words by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Music by Emorie & Chris …
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Special Episode: Elizabeth Mohler and Alexa Gilmour speak about the Church & Disability
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December 3, is International Day of People with Disabilities. The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly and aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of…
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Mark 13:24-27. Happy New Year! We're done with Matthew. Now we get to hang out with Mark. What's with all the talk of the end times? Hope as resistance. Music by Emorie, the Sun Harmonic and Bri-anne. Words by Death Row inmate Ramiro Gonzales and UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaking about World AIDS Day. Music To The Blue by The Sun H…
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It's Christ the King Sunday (soon). What does it mean to speak of Jesus as a "King" or a "Master"? Special Guest Jeffrey Dale joins us to talk about his work advocating for safe consumption sites, the tension of using politically charged language to describe Jesus, and wondering what would it mean if we just took Matthew's words at face value. SCRI…
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Brave Parade: There is Good Company in the Darkness
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Our first full episode as *do justice. the podcast*! We're either getting acquainted or reacquainted... Matthew 25:14-30. Jesus tells a parable about a master, some slaves...and about $9,000,000. Who is complicit? Who is vulnerable? What would it mean to believe those who are scapegoated? MUSIC "Nightingale" by Emorie "Brave Parade" by Shawna Caspi…
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Welcome to *do justice.*, the podcast formerly known as Living Presence Podcast. Bri-anne is now working with Shining Waters Regional Council as Minister for Social & Ecological Justice and Network Support. *inhale*. Want more details? Listen to the trailer! We look forward to seeing you on Friday, November 13th. Shining Waters Regional Council - J…
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By Rev. Bri-anne Swan
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Welcome, Brother: A Reflection on Dysfunctional Siblings
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023: Bird on a Wire: The Love Songs of Leonard Cohen
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018: If Together is All That We've Got: Risk and Enmeshment
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016: Find Somewhere to Go (because we grow where we are needed)
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014: Born This Way: Risking the Waves & Calming the Storm
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When Babies are Sick: Strength in Vulnerability
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011: In the World and of the World: Badass Women of the World Unite
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007: 90s Passion: What if God Was One of Us?
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006: Angry Jesus, Imperialism & Institutional Church
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005: To Wear the Crown of Peace: We've All Been Told a Lie
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004: Never Again: A Change of Many Hearts
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002: What have you to do with us?: Demons and Authority
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001: Can Anything Good Come from that S#*!hole Nazareth?
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