Community life
Resilience in times of crisis
Three friends share how their neighbourhood teams have adapted their activities in response to physical distancing guidelines during the current global health crisis.
Making cards for Ayyám-i-Há
A mother shares her son’s experience telling his friends and teacher about Ayyám-i-Há.
Religion and the integration of new arrivals into Canadian society
At a series of four seminars held at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, panelists shared perspectives on the role of religion in building a peaceful and cohesive society.
A neighbourhood pilgrimage to the Holy Land
A group of friends from Victoria, B.C. share their experience going on pilgrimage as a neighbourhood team.
Celebrating the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb: Photos from the Prairies
Photos from celebrations of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Celebrating the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb: Photos from the Atlantic Provinces
Photos from celebrations of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb from New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Celebrating the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb: Photos from British Columbia and the North
Photos from celebrations of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb in British Columbia, the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Celebrating the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb: Photos from Ontario and Quebec
Photos from celebrations of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb in Ontario and Quebec.
Calgary youth visit the Montreal Shrine
The National Spiritual Assembly recently announced the launch of a “special program of visits to the Shrine in Montreal, blessed by the footsteps of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1912 and referred to by Him as His home.” In February 2019, the first formally-registered group visited the Shrine.
“While our neighbourhood advances, our own character develops”
Shamim Khalili, a youth who offered several periods of service in the Rundle neighbourhood in Calgary, Alta., shares how his experiences affected both his life decisions and relationship to the Faith. This interview has been edited and condensed.
