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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 …
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, …
At 6:31 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2020, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan received the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital in Coventry, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
With the arrival of autumn comes the departure of the heat and humidity of summer. Short sleeves are changed out for sweaters. The days become …
We had seen the trailer a few times and said to ourselves, maybe we should watch that movie sometime. And then, the sometime came. Free …
Things tend to happen in the garden. Our story of faith begins in the garden. The garden was verdant, luscious, brimming with life. The soil, …
We are en route now. For almost 30 years, I have had the joy of holding the keys and serving as the incumbent of a …
February, the shortest month of the year, begins with the tradition of Wiarton Willie seeing or not seeing his shadow. Will he show us the …
In a couple of months, I will retire as Bishop of Toronto. I have already retired as Metropolitan of Ontario and Bishop of Moosonee. Many …
Racist graffiti was sprayed recently across property at the back of one of our churches. It was a vile display of bigotry and racism that …
I don’t remember how I first learned about prayer or how to pray. I guess it was as a small child. I was taken to …
In early March, I presided at the election of the Coadjutor Bishop of Niagara, my last as Metropolitan of the Province. I am delighted that …
Wikipedia defines “pilgrimage” as “a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of …
When I was in seminary four decades ago, I spent part of Lent meditating on the life of Jesus. Over the period of those six …
This is a pastoral statement on the commitment to diverse theological positions in the Diocese of Toronto, written by Archbishop Colin Johnson and endorsed by …
I stood on a street corner in London, Ontario after the morning service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Mass had just ended at St. Peter’s Basilica …
Did you know that a giraffe’s tongue is about a foot-and-a-half long, is black, and like a human hand, is prehensile, able to curl around …
I came across a pastoral letter from the Bishop of Toronto to the clergy and laity proposing a significant fundraising effort. In it he proposed …
I was privileged but deeply saddened to participate in the funeral of Archbishop Terry Finlay in March. He was my mentor and friend. Twenty-five years …
Fear motivates us to do many things. We often fall into the fight-flight pattern. We turn around and put up strong resistance, sometimes more than …
I read The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s only novel, when I was a teenager. It contains the famous quip, “Nowadays, people know the …
When I was in elementary school, I always hated the post-holiday writing assignment, “What I did on my (summer/Christmas/spring break/fill-in-the-blank) holidays.” I truly enjoyed the …
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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. …