March 2026

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Dancers perform in the chancel of St. James Cathedral.

News

‘We sway and we pray’

Written by

Stuart Mann

Man leans out the door of a pick-up truck with snow plow attachment on the front.

News

Snow day

Churches in Toronto dig out after 56 cm of snow fell on the city on Jan. 25, the most ever recorded in a single day. ...

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The Anglican

A man and woman hold papers over a paper shredder with decorative flames on the table.

Parish News

Church shreds mortgage, becomes debt free

The congregation of Christ Church, Stouffville gathered for a celebration following the main Sunday service on Jan. 11 to mark the repayment of the mortgage ...

Written by

Charles Parker, ODT

Headshots of Bishop Riscylla Shaw, Bishop Andrew Asbil and Bishop Kevin Robertson.

Comment

We all make up a strong net

This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting. Beloved ...

Written by

Bishop Andrew Asbil

A person holds a sign that says "homeless please help."

Comment

Ontario needs to address the crises

Today, Ontario faces a deepening crisis. Food bank use and homelessness are at record highs. Unsheltered homelessness is growing everywhere in the province. Too many ...

Written by

Elin Goulden

Comment

Slowing down to save the world and ourselves

I’m attempting to follow a different kind of diet these days, one far more demanding than anything involving food: a diet of slowing down. After ...

Written by

Murray MacAdam

Comment

Embrace simplicity this Lent

At one of the fall meetings of the Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care, we discussed how we might connect our Lenten disciplines with our concern ...

Written by

The Rev. Stephen Kern

News

Bishop installs new canons

Bishop Andrew Asbil installed St. James Cathedral’s canon missioner, the Rev. Canon Kristen Pitts, and 13 new honorary canons of the cathedral on Jan. 11. ...

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The Anglican

Feature

‘Faithful, local work’ receives a helping hand

When Titus Busonga arrived in Canada in 2023, he was struck not only by the complexity of navigating new systems, but by the quiet ways ...

Written by

Michelle Hauser

Comment

We can be worthy ancestors

In our last reflection, we began sketching a theology that could live beyond the human horizon; a faith spacious enough to welcome other forms of ...

Written by

Kawuki Mukasa

Comment

It’s more than a game

I write this from my home country of Sri Lanka, having watched a remarkable 50-over match between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo yesterday, where ...

Written by

Ranil Mendis, ODT

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