February 2026
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Walk & worship
St. Luke, Peterborough, St. John, Ida and the Parish of Craighurst and Midhurst hold walks and worship during the winter solstice in December. The outings ...
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New Year’s greetings
Bishop Andrew and Mary Asbil along with Chancellor Marg Creal exchange New Year’s greetings with friends at the annual Bishop’s Levee, held at St. James ...
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Beatitudes reveal our vision
The word “stewardship” often makes us think immediately about money, budgets and commitments. Those things matter, but if we begin there, we miss the heart ...
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We can aspire to everyday holiness
The new year has begun, but 2026 is nonetheless young. There’s still time to make resolutions for the year ahead. How about this one: resolving ...
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The caregiver pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is both a holy journey and a powerful metaphor. Whether metaphorical or physical, it takes the pilgrim away from their normal context, and ...
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Finding hope in the deep dark of winter
With cold nights that fall fast and weeks of little sun, winter challenges us with her relentlessness. By February, many of us sigh a breath ...
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Season plants seeds, provides insights
Early in the Season of Spiritual Renewal, the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Paulsen compiled a collection of prayers called Prayers Through the Ages. The resource ...
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Diocese appoints new Communications director
Martha Holmen has been appointed the diocese’s next director of Communications, beginning her new role on April 13. Ms. Holmen has served in the communications ...
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Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto
The Order of the Diocese of Toronto, an award created in 2013, honours members of the laity in the diocese who have given outstanding service ...
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Hope appears in perilous places
The first full day of the diocesan delegation’s visit to the Holy Land began, fittingly, on the Mount of Olives, where we visited the Princess ...
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Power displaces prayer
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children ...
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Walls witness daily survival
The first time I saw a bullet wound was when I was a chaplain in a children’s hospital in Atlanta. It was on the arm ...
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Art exposes harsh realities
At Dar Al Kaima University in Bethlehem, resistance to the Occupation is played out in visual arts, film, performing arts and other creative fields of ...
Pilgrimage begins with a checkpoint