Boardwalk Talk

A podcast of interviews with people doing important work and who have interesting spiritual journeys to share. Hosted by Jeff Nowers, a priest based at St. Aidan's Anglican parish, located a block away from Toronto's Beach boardwalk.

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Lucy Reid on 40+ Years as an Anglican Priest

The Reverend Canon Lucy Reid has been the lead parish priest at the Church of St. Aidan, Toronto, for the past 11 years. She retires at the end of May 2022. Originally from the UK, she and her spouse David Howells came to Canada in 1984 and worked many years together as parish priests in various places, including a 17-year stint in Guelph when Lucy was a chaplain at the University of Guelph. In this interview, she reflects on her earliest years in a village in England, her youthful and unquencha...

May 17, 2022•1 hr 7 min

Christine MacMillan on Human Trafficking

Christine MacMillan, an ordained Salvation Army officer who has lived and worked all over the world, currently chairs the World Evangelical Alliance's Global Task Force on Human Trafficking.

May 07, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 5

Eileen Henderson on Restorative Justice

Eileen Henderson, long-time restorative justice advocate, sits on the board of Restorative Justice Housing Ontario.

May 07, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Dennis O'Hara on Caring for Our Common Home

Dr. Dennis O'Hara, emeritus professor in the St. Michael's College Faculty of Theology (University of Toronto), gave an engaging lecture at St. Aidan's Church, in March 2020, as part of a Lenten education series on "Caring for Our Common Home." This was one of the last in-person events hosted by St. Aidan's before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of public gatherings. O'Hara's lecture is just as inspirational now in the thick of the pandemic as it was when he delivered it pre-lockdown...

Dec 31, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Michael Polanyi on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr. Michael Polanyi is a climate campaigner with the Toronto Environmental Alliance. He's also part of the Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation in the east end of Toronto. In the summer of 2020 he recorded a lecture at St. Aidan's Church on how local faith communities might respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 29, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Conversation with Michael Van Dusen

Michael Van Dusen is an ordained Anglican deacon, activist, runner, family man, and longtime Beach resident. He sat down to talk about his work, his many interests, the politics of the Beach community, the state of the Anglican Church of Canada, and more.

Feb 19, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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