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This column is the second of two parts. In his letter to the diocese in July, Bishop Andrew Asbil made a statement that should become ...

If you have ever spent time in the emergency department, you know well what it means to wait. And more than wait, you know what ...

We are living in troubling times that are being played out before us on television, radio and social media. Some of our communities are facing ...

The lockdown began in the third week of March. That week resonates strongly for many of us, as it brought in a period of unprecedented ...

Penny Nutbrown is the Sunday School teacher and Vacation Bible School leader at St. John the Evangelist, Port Hope. She is chair of the church’s ...

We Canadians are quick to sing the refrain, “We are not like the Americans.” Some 25 years ago, I heard that line repeated by Black ...

Picture this: after a long 14-hour flight from Sydney, Australia, a huge aircraft lands in Vancouver, full of passengers and crew. The passengers happily deplane, ...

Lament is the prayer language for hurting Christians. Lament is a biblical way to share our grief, pain, anger and frustration with God, rooted in ...

Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen an impressive burst of creativity as we learn new ways to worship, pray, teach and share the gospel ...

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly… (Acts 2:1) These words will be read in most ...

As I went up to my computer to pray Studying about that good ol’ way And who shall show up on the screen Good Lord, ...

For years I’ve had a fantasy that the world would shut down and I could just stay at home and read books. For weeks on ...

“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). We all know how easy it is ...

Deacon Elizabeth Cummings is the coordinator of the Open Hours Program at Holy Trinity, Trinity Square in Toronto. This interview took place on April 29. ...

It didn’t take long for the novelty of living in self-isolation to wear off. While the idea of working from home seemed appealing at first, ...

Carlynn Reed is a dancer and teacher. Twenty-five years ago, I was teaching academic subjects and drama at a private high school in Toronto. Then ...

I want to share some personal thoughts with parish leaders about the idea of presenting a deficit budget at vestry time. I can appreciate that ...

It haunts me still. When I finished walking the 800 km Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in early June 2017, I was convinced I would never ...

The Easter message is about new life and hope for new beginnings. The season of spring brings a welcome change from the cold to warmer ...

The Rev. Beverley Williams is the executive director of Flemingdon Park Ministry in Toronto. Flemingdon Park Ministry (FPM) is a Canon 29 ministry of the ...

I set out with a twenty-dollar bill in my pocket. Attending the Christmas Lessons and Carols service at a nearby parish on the last Sunday ...

“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” Mark Twain, ending a letter written in 1897 to a newspaper journalist, in response to reports that ...

Nicodemus went under cover of darkness. The Samaritan woman left her jar at the well to go back and tell the others. With mud in ...

It might seem odd to draw attention to a major milestone or anniversary one year before it happens.  It would be strange, for example, to ...

“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you ...

Our great nephew was born in Australia on March 1, 2012. The news of his birth reached us the day before, on Feb. 29. It ...

Here’s a fresh idea: Encouragement Sunday! What’s that, you might ask? It’s a new way of looking at a longstanding idea – of prayerfully making ...