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Some years ago, Brother Martin Smith, former Superior of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, gave a lecture at an event for the training ...

Molly Finlay is a full-time student in the Master of Divinity program at Wycliffe College, Toronto. I am currently doing a placement at the new ...

As we embark on a new year, many of us pause to consider what we can do differently to improve our physical, emotional, financial or ...

By the Rev. Ruthanne Ward and the Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw We undertook a survey of our congregation at Christ Church, Bolton, that yielded transformational ...

The first time I heard Jesus called a refugee, I was surprised and wanted to protest – until I remembered that they were right. Jesus ...

What is the goal of youth ministry in your parish? Often the ultimate purpose of ministry to our 12- to 18-year-olds gets tangled up with ...

The first Sunday in Advent this year is on Nov. 29. Advent means “the coming.” It is the churches’ preparation for the coming of the ...

Laura Walton, a member of Christ Church, Batteau in the episcopal area of York-Simcoe, was recently elected prolocutor of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, which ...

How do we respond to the ways that millennials are changing the church? We’re not just talking about reaching out to newcomers; we’re talking specifically ...

I decided to write this article early in September, as I was inspired by two events that took place on Sept. 10 and 11. On ...

At the conclusion of his second missionary journey, Paul returned to Jerusalem to report on his progress to the mother church. From there he made ...

Elin Goulden is the Parish Outreach Facilitator for the episcopal area of York-Credit Valley. I serve as a liason between the diocese and York-Credit Valley ...

Canada has reached a milestone. For the first time in its nearly 150-year history, the number of seniors is greater than the number of children. ...

Will the real clergy please stand up? When we think about clergy, the image that first comes to mind is a priest, particularly the full-time, ...

The politics of fear are insidious. They appeal to that place in all of us that feels unsafe and vulnerable, the part of us that ...

Towards the end of his second missionary journey, Paul moved from Athens to Corinth. He would stay in and around this city for the next ...

An eagle hovers over the intersection as we gather. Around us, high smokestacks, overhead pipelines, huge corroded storage drums – the landscape of an industrial ...

The Rev. Christian Harvey is a deacon at St. John the Evangelist in Peterborough. He is the Area Youth Social Justice Coordinator for Trent-Durham and ...

It was the last. Twice a week, on schedule, a horse drawn wagon made its way up Charlotte Street, then home to the rectory of ...

Some images sear themselves into your mind. You cannot unthink them. They change how you see the world. A photo of a napalmed Vietnamese girl, ...

In my last column, Paul and Silas were in Troas, where they met Luke, who, along with Timothy, became part of the mission team. In ...

Garry Glowacki is the executive director of The Bridge, a prison ministry in Brampton that serves the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. We provide unique, ...

In late May, people from all over the land made their way – by foot, rail, car, plane and in spirit – to Ottawa for ...

Lately it seems I have been preoccupied with the question of how the church can better respond to the challenge of welcoming newcomers. Specifically, I’m ...

In the middle of summer, the Prime Minister called a federal election. Although not unexpected, we now find ourselves in the long campaign period to ...

Before we look at Paul’s second missionary journey and the beginning of his correspondence, we need to look at the man himself. He was born ...

Canon Giles Bryant is the organist and choirmaster at All Saints, Peterborough. He will be retiring on Sept. 6. He is also the organist and ...