Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

Jan 26, 2023

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Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day, a day to remember the millions of lives taken during the Holocaust in World War II. OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation honours this day and seeks to bring light into the darkness each and every day.

Below is a video that a variety of our students and ministers put together to share their thoughts, prayers, and words. We hope you all continue to light the darkness and bring love into the world.

A few more resources from on our Instagram and Facebook for further thought…

The Sacred Ground Beneath Our Feet

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Listening is Love

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Lessons from a Luminous Life

When someone like Nicola Coombe leaves this world, something shifts. The air feels different. The edges of our days feel softer. And yet, something steadier rises too, the quiet certainty that her light has not gone out, only spread. Nicola was many things to many...

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10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Making Spirituality My Career

I now have 7.5 years of experience being a professional spiritual practitioner, and 3 as a OneSpirit Interfaith Minister. As far as a career in spirituality, linear time is a poor measure of how experienced someone is. That all depends on marked occasions of...

What if my life was an act of reverence?

Reflecting on living reverently. I am sitting in one of my favourite “sit spots,” a rock at the edge of the beach by my house that I call The Bay of Prayers. The sunlight is like tinsel on the sea and I’m enjoying the kiss of that same sunlight on my skin. One of the...