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The Rev. Augusto Nunez, holding a soccer ball, next to Bishop Riscylla Shaw, both in vestments, outside St. Saviour's Church.

We all need Christ

The Rev. Augusto Nunez is the priest-in-charge of St. Saviour, Orono. One of the highlights of my ministry came when I was appointed priest-in-charge at ...
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Live into our vows this Lent

It’s never too late to go back to school, as the three not-so-new suffragan bishops in our diocese can attest. Since our consecration as bishops ...

Meet Jesus in John’s gospel

When I was in seminary four decades ago, I spent part of Lent meditating on the life of Jesus. Over the period of those six ...
Two women sit at a table with two kids standing in front of it. Banners in the background read "Hiroshima Day. Abolish nuclear weapons now" and "No more Nagasaki."

What will you do with your Nobel Prize?

Anglicans in Canada may be surprised to learn that they are, by extension, winners of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. This October, the Nobel committee ...
Archbishop Colin Johnson speaking from a lectern.

I want to say how proud I am of this diocese

What a privilege it is to serve you as the bishop of this wonderful diocese and to represent you in the wider councils of the ...
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Lean into reverence in 2018

God is good. I have met the peace and beauty of God in living colour. By early January, we will have made it through the ...
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New clergy reading group builds bridges

“When you are in pastoral leadership, the business of the church demands so much of your attention,” says the Rev. Canon Stephen Peake. “I just ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

Learnings from across the pond

This past summer my wife, our three kids and I visited Great Britain. It was, first and foremost, a vacation. Over the course of three ...
A group of kids stands around an Advent wreath to light one candle.

He came to show us a way to love and live

In Luke 2:11 we read, “to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” We ...
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Where faith might be caught

Fall brings a new term of Sunday School to my parish. We use a lectionary-based curriculum and have a good cadre of dedicated men and ...
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Reclaiming disciple-making

William Temple – an Archbishop of Canterbury in the ’40s – once famously remarked that the Church is the only institution that exists primarily for ...

Pastoral statement

This is a pastoral statement on the commitment to diverse theological positions in the Diocese of Toronto, written by Archbishop Colin Johnson and endorsed by ...
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Abuses not so far away or long ago

One and a half years on from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s release of its 94 recommendations, the term “reconciliation” often feels like ...

I had a sort of conversion experience

Sister Deborah Stewart is a member of The Worker Sisters and Brothers of the Holy Spirit. My position is that of Canadian director, president of ...
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Vestry motion informs and advocates

Most Christians would agree that we are called to care for the vulnerable in our midst. Whether directly through food banks, Out of the Cold, ...
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In our music, God is glorified

As a boy growing up in the parish of Holy Trinity, Thornhill, there was a rule that you had to be 10 years old before ...

The Reformation, five hundred years on

I stood on a street corner in London, Ontario after the morning service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Mass had just ended at St. Peter’s Basilica ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

Participate in the dream of your parish

What does it mean to have a generous spirit? Webster’s dictionary provides many definitions that are helpful: characterized by a noble and kindly attitude; giving ...
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Finding out what all the buzz is about

I don’t often get butterflies in my stomach when I head out the door to church. But this time I did. I wasn’t going to ...
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Serving in the name of Jesus

God is good. I have seen God at work through our vocational deacons in Trent-Durham. We can see them wearing their stoles over their hearts, ...

Discovering Jesus in our midst

Did you know that a giraffe’s tongue is about a foot-and-a-half long, is black, and like a human hand, is prehensile, able to curl around ...
Wendy Thornton smiles in her church.

Volunteering is a way of giving back

Wendy Thornton has volunteered for the diocese and in her home parish of Nativity, Malvern for many years. She was born and raised in Barbados. ...
Kathy Mansfield and Tim Stephenson sit on their couch with their dog.

Videos create emotional connection

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is a video worth? Well, a video on Facebook receives, on average, 135 per cent ...
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Serving Archbishop Finlay was a privilege

A broad inviting smile, firm handshake and the word “welcome” are the memories we have when Angela and I first met Terence Finlay, Bishop of ...

Our Faith-Our Hope is changing lives

I came across a pastoral letter from the Bishop of Toronto to the clergy and laity proposing a significant fundraising effort. In it he proposed ...
The Rev. Dr. Pearce Carefoote holds two old books.

I get to time travel every day

The Rev. Dr. Pearce Carefoote is the interim head of rare books and special collections at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. ...
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Listen and let their stories change us

This past year, the diocese’s Social Justice and Advocacy Committee was forced to confront its complicity in systemic racism. As we were planning our fall ...