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Dealing with death together is better than alone
It will happen to all of us, but we don't like to talk about it.
Death and dying were the topics of conversation at the final Face2Face community discussion held at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on February 8.
Read MoreFace2Face | Let's Talk about Death...it won't kill you (video)
Recorded February 11, 2019
We are often fearful of, or even repelled by, conversations about death or being in the presence of death—a reality that we and our culture tend to outsource to professionals whose job it is to cleanse and package death in sanitized ways. At the same time, our culture seems to be drawn to ghoulish obsessions involving death.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: February 2019
Theme: Anabaptism
Speaker: John J. Friesen
Dr. John J. Friesen, Professor Emeritus of History and Theology, presents a four-part sermon series exploring Anabaptism.
Read MoreDeath: Are we afraid of it or obsessed with it?
Four panelists who deal with death in their everyday lives will explore the different ways humans wrestle with death and how our understanding of it can change the way we live now.
"There are only two experiences that are absolute guarantees in life: birth and death. That just feels important to talk about," says David Balzer, Assistant Professor of Communications and Media at CMU and moderator of the event. "I'm going to risk something that may sound cliché, but perhaps reflecting on the meaning of death will give us a better sense of the meaning of living. I think it can."
Read MoreListening an act of service for alumna
As a journalist, Katie Doke Sawatzky (CMU '10) does a lot of listening. For her, it's an act of service.
"At the end of the day, you're just talking to people and listening, which I think is why I wanted to pursue journalism in the first place," she says. "I was interested in pursuing this line of work because you come at it from a stance of compassion."
Read MoreSunday@CMU: January 2019
Theme: Jesus Heals the Bleeding Woman
Speaker: Karen Schellenberg
Karen Schellenberg, a Winnipeg pastor and alumna of CMU's Graduate School of Theology and Ministry, presents a four-part sermon series exploring the story from Mark 5: 24-34 where Jesus heals the bleeding woman.
Read MoreFaculty: In Their Own Words – James Magnus-Johnston
James Magnus-Johnston, Assistant Professor, Business and Director, Centre for Resilience has taught at CMU since 2013.
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Read More‘Be open-minded about newcomers’
Compassion and patience are key when relating to newcomers.
That was one of the main messages at a Face2Face community discussion at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on November 7.
Read MoreFace2Face | Whose Neighbour Am I? Newcomers to Canada (video)
Ours is a world in which millions of people flee danger and seek the possibility of new beginnings in lands and cultures foreign to their upbringing. Ours is also a world beset by various 'tribalisms' and perceptions of 'the other' whose presence for some feels unsettling. In Canada, a land of plenty, we have been gifted by, and have much to learn from the many newcomers and asylum seekers who now live, work, and study with and among us. Join in a conversation that will challenge and enrich our understanding of the neighbours that we are as we seek to foster understanding of our shared humanity.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: November 2018
Theme: CMU's 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
CMU's Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate alumni who embody CMU's values and mission of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society. The awards are presented to alumni from CMU and its founding colleges. This month on Sunday@CMU, we are featuring the speeches given by this year's award recipients.
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