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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The chapel at Trinity College is quiet these days – except for a few weeks in the fall, all services since March have been on ...

What motivates people to be generous? Throughout my career as a stewardship educator, I have encountered countless people who have made a priority of giving ...

Are we there yet? I have vivid memories of our family hitting the road for vacation in July each year. The old blue Pontiac station ...

Churches have responded to the pandemic with exciting worship innovation and adaptation. They have found new ways to maintain contact with congregants, to socialize and ...

The Rev. Don Downer, OSE, was asked to speak on the healing of Creation by the Bishop’s Committee on Healing at a refresher day for the diocese’s ...

I gaze out my living room picture window at a snowy landscape. The frigid scene seems to mirror my spirit. It has been a long ...

I recently attended a virtual retreat led by Brother James Koester of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Boston. Normally I like to ...

On Ash Wednesday, the presiding celebrant invites us to step into Lent with these words: I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Lord, ...

Peter Mentis is the diocese’s FaithWorks campaign manager. FaithWorks is a charitable program of the Diocese of Toronto. We offer support to our ministry partners ...

2020 provided new perspectives on the work that we do at the Mission to Seafarers, none of which we could have predicted or even expected. ...

Surviving this pandemic is difficult, but can you imagine being locked into a white room a little larger than your cot, with no window, no ...

God is good and hope is a gift from God. As we enter the one-year mark of this global pandemic, I encourage you to take ...

The normal point of departure for an article about pilgrimage would be the beginning. But it’s 2020, so let’s shake things up and start at ...

New Year’s resolutions. Mention the topic and the responses will likely be an enthusiastic, “I don’t make resolutions anymore because I always break them… Life ...

Happy New Year! 2020 was certainly a year for the history books, if not for the dustbin, and by time you are reading this article, ...

I’m a maker of lists, a setter of schedules, a taker of tests. I love online quizzes – IQ scores, Myers-Briggs, history, geography, the bible ...