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The indefatigable and somewhat unlucky Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton said somewhere that he was always amazed at how quickly a bad situation can turn into ...

In an article in the Anglican Journal, General Secretary Michael Thompson asked, “How can we understand what’s going on in the lives of our congregations ...

Faith Journeys Stories of lives that have been changed by Christ   It was pretty much the same each week. There were meetings and classes ...

In the Old Testament, we see the prophets calling for justice in the communities to which they proclaimed the word. The call for justice in ...

We were looking to buy our first house (now 32 years ago.) It was far more expensive than we had imagined. In narrowing the choices ...

After the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, the persecution of Christians became intense in Jerusalem, causing many followers of the Way to flee, ...

I have a confession to make: I’m not a tither. After you get over the shock that the director of Stewardship Development for the diocese ...

Constance Kendall is the program director at the Downsview Youth Covenant and the lay pastoral minister and youth director at St. Stephen, Downsview. The Downsview ...

From time to time you will read in The Anglican that your bishop is away from the diocese. You may wonder, even aloud, “Why are ...

As a stewardship educator, most of my time is dedicated to teaching – and hopefully inspiring – members of our congregations to embrace a life ...

Paul visited Corinth on his second missionary journey. Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia, which comprised most of modern day Greece. ...

Sister Elizabeth Rolfe-Thomas will be installed as the next Reverend Mother of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (SSJD) on May 6 at St. ...

Archbishop Colin Johnson and the diocese’s Poverty Reduction Subcommittee submitted a written brief to the Ontario government’s pre-budget consultations, outlining key social investments they hope ...

It’s all because it’s empty. What cathedral, basilica or church hosts an empty tomb? Many cathedrals and basilicas host occupied tombs, but only one, the ...

We sat at the back of the funeral home where hundreds of people filed past my grandfather’s open coffin and paid respects to the family. ...

The death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, had a number of ramifications for the early church. Saul was moved to persecute the church in ...

Shortly after I decided to learn more about Jesus, I started to troll the library and book shops for information about him. I wanted something ...

John Sundara is in his second year of the Master of Divinity program in the Pioneer track, specializing in fresh expressions of church, at Wycliffe ...

Over the past few years, parishes in the city of Peterborough have discovered a new way of working together through a covenant. At the earliest ...

Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. This title was given to Paul by the early church and it continues to describe his ministry to this ...

Mia Biondi, a registered nurse, is the coordinator of the PROS program (Providing Resources, Offering Support) at All Saints Church, Sherbourne Street in Toronto. PROS ...

I begin this article by quoting Rosemary Sadlier, who is the president of the Ontario Black History Society. She wrote, “When the contributions of people ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of my father’s election as a Member of Provincial Parliament. On that election night, I was interviewed by a ...

This column will bring to an end my survey of the Hebrew Bible. This project started almost three years ago. It has been an interesting ...

Brother Reginald Crenshaw, a member of the Order of the Holy Cross, is an honorary pastoral assistant at St. Paul the Apostle, Rexdale, and a ...

Over the past few years, we have covered a myriad of topics related to generosity, including personal commitment, discipleship, time and talent, outreach, proportionate giving, ...

One morning in August, I realized, with great pleasure, that I could lift and carry a glass of orange juice from point A to point ...