September may end, but the ministry of reconciliation does not. The Church is called to carry truth, repentance, relationship, and action beyond a single day or season. The real measure of our commitment will be what remains when the orange shirts are put away and the calendar turns to October.
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Reconciliation Will Cost Us Something
Reconciliation becomes credible when it moves beyond apology into action. For the Church in Canada, that will require more than good intentions: it will require humility, changed priorities, shared authority, committed resources, and the courage to surrender control. The question is no longer simply whether we regret the past, but whether our repentance is changing the way we live today.