Bishop’s Opinion

This summer, share a meal

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 ...
A tall building.

When a bishop is away

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 ...
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Jesus is here among us now

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 ...

Death is not the end of the story

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. ...
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Let’s listen for God’s voice

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 ...
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Why Black History Month?

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 ...

Our faith calls us to engage

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 ...
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A happy green New Year

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 ...

Refugees need our help

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

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 ...

Marriage can be a sign of hope

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 ...
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