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Our understanding of stewardship as a way of life is based in scripture. The first chapter of Genesis tells us that God created all things ...

Years later, the episode still disturbs me. A few years ago, I took part in a community choir led by a man I’ll call Ben. ...

Wars, it would seem, have their own set of rules. Which rules, and how they are followed, depend entirely on the side one finds oneself ...

On June 2, Ontarians go to the polls to choose the next provincial government. As Canadians, the right to vote is an integral part of ...

It has been widely reported that the Anglican Church of Canada will be gone by 2040. Given the change in demographics, the aging of our ...

God is good! I went to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan for the first time in October 2021, to witness the ordination of deacons. One of the ...

Spring is a time of rebirth, renewed vitality and hope reborn, especially for the gardeners amongst us. Nothing can revive one’s spirit more than seeing ...

War. Environmental crisis. Famine. Injustice. Racism. Xenophobia. These are some of the factors that lead to human migration and cause individuals and families to seek ...

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your ...

The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario settled into the virtual work world as the pandemic set in for the long haul. A quick but not-so-easy pivot ...

Sarah Mair is an area youth coordinator for York-Scarborough and the youth ministry director for St. Paul, L’Amoreaux. My responsibilities include organizing networking opportunities for ...

I’ve long taken exception to secular fundraising’s dependency on the promotion of “benefits” or “membership” to encourage giving. There is almost no emphasis on altruism ...

Most people aren’t aware that there are roughly 100,000 international students in Ontario universities, and approximately the same number in the province’s colleges, according to ...

“And Jesus said to them, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his ...

This is a summary of “Putting Ontario on the Road to Recovery,” the provincial pre-budget submission from Bishop Asbil and the Social Justice & Advocacy ...

Vocations: it was a key word during my Roman Catholic childhood. We were exhorted to “pray for vocations,” that is, to pray that young men ...

Once again, the pictures said it all, only this time it wasn’t happening on the other side of the world but on the other side ...

God is good. As we lean into Lent, we all have been changed by this desert experience. Two years of pandemic living have alternately trudged ...

The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario was established in 1912 and covers the civil province of Ontario along with a small part of Quebec. It is ...

Recently I’ve devoted considerable time to thinking about how we can better assess the generosity of donors in parishes. Part of this thinking is motivated ...

Recently, the Ontario government announced a reopening plan that would see public activity return to pre-pandemic levels. It is an aspirational objective, that’s for sure. ...

God is good! As we set our faces towards the Star of Bethlehem, let us recall that we are created and infused with love from ...

Ian Physick is the area youth ministry coordinator for the York-Scarborough episcopal area. He also serves on the Bishop’s Youth Ministry Committee (BYMC). My duties ...

We, who are many, are one body.” This should be – this could be – one of the most important sentences our tradition has to ...

I have a confession to make. There was a time when I wasn’t quite sure what to do when the collection plate came around. I knew ...

On a recent walk through the Entertainment District in Toronto with my family, my eyes were drawn to a maple leaf-like star embedded in the ...

In October of 1851 the Anglican bishops of North America convened a meeting in Quebec to develop some common policies on a number of issues. ...