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For my last several columns, I have focused on some interesting changes and trends in the Church that have been accelerated by the pandemic. We ...

“I can’t believe the news today/I can’t close my eyes/and make it go away…” More than 40 years ago, in the midst of the Troubles ...

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out ...

We are the people of God and we want to believe we’re way beyond issues like a lack of equal representation, racial inequity in decision-making ...

The Diocese of Toronto has redistributed more than $100,000 in the past year to Indigenous communities from the sale of land, with another round of ...

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Some of the profound joys of my episcopal ministry are meeting, greeting (and eating!), listening and learning my way around the ...

It’s easier than ever to give. When I came to the Diocese of Toronto in 2003, the most common way to give was by cheque. ...

“Lord, I believe – help my unbelief.” This is the prayer Mother Teresa spoke during her 50-year period of dryness with God, a dryness that ...

My decision to participate in the Companions Program run by the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine has been the best thing I could have ...

The scriptures teach that there are few things as wonderful as people gathering for vibrant and passionate worship of God. Such stories are peppered throughout ...

As we look to the year that lies ahead, we know that we will be well immersed into our Season of Spiritual Renewal. But what ...

This article has been adapted from the diocese’s pre-budget submission to the Ontario government. The provincial election was called before the submission could be sent, ...

As Christians deeply concerned about the climate crisis that we as a human species have created, members of the Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care want ...

Perhaps it’s midday as you read this – so I’ll ask you: Have you had lunch? It’s a question my colleague Anélia often asks me ...

According to Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto, around half a million Canadians aged 65 and over have mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Ten to 20 per ...

One hundred and sixty faith leaders, including bishops Andrew Asbil, Riscylla Shaw and Kevin Robertson, sent this letter to Premier Doug Ford in January, urging ...

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.   ...

The Anglican’s Stuart Mann recently interviewed Brian Walsh about his latest book, Rags of Light: Leonard Cohen and the Landscape of Biblical Imagination. Mr. Walsh ...

As we approach the 30th anniversary of the first Black history service in our diocese, to be celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 23 at St. James ...

Who are the saints for us today? Can they inspire us? A saint, based on the Latin word for “holy,” is a person recognized for ...

Volunteering is an integral part of Canadian culture. Approximately 41 per cent of all Canadians formally volunteer their time with one organization or another. The ...

In August, we were thrilled to announce that we had met our goal of $6.3 million for the renewal of our guest house, having raised ...

The beginning of the season of Epiphany is a signal for many families that it is time to take down the Christmas tree. I am ...

The practice of making New Year’s resolutions is anything but recent. In fact, it goes back over 3,000 years to the ancient Babylonians, who set ...

On Oct. 1, 2018, a group of activists, front-line workers and church members placed 1,265 wooden crosses on the lawn in front of the provincial ...

This column will be published in January, but as I write, it is just about one year since the City of Toronto partially evicted the ...

It’s easy to become distracted by the conventional elements that mark the Christmas season, such as family gatherings, preparing meals and buying and receiving presents. ...