Bishop’s Opinion

In the middle of summer, the Prime Minister called a federal election. Although not unexpected, we now find ourselves in the long campaign period to ...

In the Old Testament, we see the prophets calling for justice in the communities to which they proclaimed the word. The call for justice in ...

We were looking to buy our first house (now 32 years ago.) It was far more expensive than we had imagined. In narrowing the choices ...

From time to time you will read in The Anglican that your bishop is away from the diocese. You may wonder, even aloud, “Why are ...

It’s all because it’s empty. What cathedral, basilica or church hosts an empty tomb? Many cathedrals and basilicas host occupied tombs, but only one, the ...

We sat at the back of the funeral home where hundreds of people filed past my grandfather’s open coffin and paid respects to the family. ...

Over the past few years, parishes in the city of Peterborough have discovered a new way of working together through a covenant. At the earliest ...

I begin this article by quoting Rosemary Sadlier, who is the president of the Ontario Black History Society. She wrote, “When the contributions of people ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of my father’s election as a Member of Provincial Parliament. On that election night, I was interviewed by a ...

When I go to parishes for confirmations, sometimes with baptisms, I find that many services have not yet included the newest baptismal promise. It was ...

It was Oct. 28, 35 years ago. Our first daughter was just weeks away from her birth. They had arrived in Sutton – mother, father, ...

Respect for others, and in particular for those who differ from us, is of utmost importance. It is all right to be different. God has ...

I presided at the wedding of a wonderful couple last weekend. I first met the bridegroom the week he was born and baptized him not ...