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Listening for the voice of vocation

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 ...
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A view from the shore

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 ...
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This Mortal Flesh: reflections on living with pain and uncertainty

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 ...
Archbishop Anne Germond

Quietly working to support diocesan ministry

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 ...
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How do we strategically assess financial stewardship in our parishes?

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 ...
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How can we build back anew?

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. ...
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A gift of love

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 ...
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Seeing youth ministry grow is exciting

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 ...
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Is it time to speak in ways we have not yet spoken?

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

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 ...
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Saints: the stars of our faith

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 ...

An important gathering of the Church

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. ...
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The pandemic has profoundly impacted us

Any way you look at it, the pandemic is having a profound impact on how parishes respond to ministry needs, stewardship education and worship. This ...

Help us address the crisis of elder abuse

Laura Walton, ODT, is chair of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario’s Elder Care Working Group. This letter was sent to the province’s seven dioceses.  As ...
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What kind of a Canada do you desire?

Archbishop Mark MacDonald, the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and National Bishop Susan Johnson of the ...
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A song of hope and healing

God is good! The air is heavy and sweet this morning, with gentle birdsong and cicadas chirping. It is near the end of a long, ...
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No shipping, no shopping

The world paid a great deal of attention to a gigantic container ship that somehow swiveled in the middle of the Suez Canal and blocked ...
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Reflections on moving forward

It’s finally coming to a close, at least as I write this. A lengthy, tumultuous event unparalleled in our lifetimes, marked by sickness, death, fear ...

You are home, this is your home

Bishop Andrew Asbil apologized to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit Plus community in the Diocese of Toronto on June 25 at St. James ...
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How much should I give?

Growing up, I was always impressed by the generosity of my father. In many ways, he had a rather unassuming upbringing. As the son of ...
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Troublemakers and co-conspirators

When American congressman John Lewis died last summer, he was honoured by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world. In various tributes that ...
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Forgiveness stretches far and wide

Forgiveness: it’s a quality drilled into us as essential for our Christian faith. It’s at the heart of our relationship with God and with others. ...
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Parishes respond to anti-racism vestry motion

Last November, the College of Bishops approved the Social Justice Vestry Motion “Committing Ourselves to Anti-Racism.” While in most years the Social Justice & Advocacy ...
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I’ve been schooled in the ‘Book of Creation’

Shannon Frank-Epp is the communications and Companions coordinator at the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine (SSJD).   My main duties include overseeing and maintaining ...
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FaithWorks: how it all began

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother ...
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Getting out of our boxes – or letting each other out?

God is good! Genesis 1:27: “Humankind was created as God’s reflection: in the divine image God created them…” from the Inclusive Bible. What categories do ...
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Only believe, all things are possible

The Rev. Canon Judy Allen is a deacon at Holy Family, Heart Lake in Brampton and is involved in the church’s liturgical, pastoral, outreach and ...
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