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Ramiro Gonzales has been executed, and my heart is broken by Bri-anne Swan

Broadview Magazine: July 2, 2024

Rev. Bri-anne Swan accompanied the Texas death-row inmate through his final hours on June 26

During the Israel-Hamas war, three faith leaders are uniting their communities by Alex Cyr

Maclean's Magazine: December 7, 2023

This fall, amid waves of protests, the East Toronto Multifaith Community organized a peaceful, apolitical vigil for their grieving neighbours. Here, they describe the healing experience.

African refugees displaced in Toronto find temporary shelter, support at East End United by Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

Broadview Magazine: November 9, 2023

The United Church minister says the government has "woefully failed" refugees as hundreds find shelter through churches

Is it bad if your online ministry goes viral? by Bri-anne Swan

Broadview Magazine: August 31, 2023

Virtual worship makes church more accessible, but it can be more divisive too

Christians need to grapple with their relationship to the death penalty by Bri-anne Swan

Broadview Magazine: December 9, 2022

Jesus died by capital punishment. And yet, Christians are so often its most passionate supporters.

Ramiro Gonzales faces execution. His friendship with a Canadian minister has changed them both by David Wilson

Broadview Magazine: December 9, 2022

The death-row inmate and his spiritual adviser, Rev. Bri-anne Swan, started out as pen pals