February 2026

The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields stands at the cathedral's bronze eagle lectern.

Priest to retire after long, full ministry

On Nov. 30, Dean Stephen Hance announced that the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields, sub-dean of the Diocese of Toronto and vicar of St. James ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Jazz vespers draws a crowd

OTTAWA – The Parish of South Carleton has received a Future Fund grant of $4,085 to help expand its jazz vespers program. “We’re very grateful ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Church lends skates to one and all

WINDSOR – The volunteers who run the city’s free skate lending program are having a busy year, with the opening of the new rink in ...
A map of Canada showing the Anglican dioceses.

Parish supports college students

VICTORIA – Julian of Norwich parish in the Diocese of Islands and Inlets has launched an innovative project, Julian’s Place, to support the food, financial ...
Red farm soil in the foreground with Israeli settler caravans just beyond a fence and settler homes in the distance.

Farm survives amid occupation

Daoud Nassar and his family live on a hill-top farm near Bethlehem called Tent of Nations. Their terraced land produces abundant harvests of olives, grapes ...
People sit around a table with food.

Families bear heaviest cost

What does it look like to live with constant fear and never have a peaceful night’s sleep? How do you play outside with your small ...
Jerusalem skyline with the words "Happening Now in Palestine"

Faith thrives despite hardship

On day seven of our pilgrimage – Sunday – our trustworthy driver Zuzu picked us up after breakfast to drive us to Ramallah, where we ...
Jerusalem skyline with the words "Happening Now in Palestine"

Hope shines in the darkness

What’s happening in Israel/Palestine? Admittedly, if I was asked this question before our pilgrimage to the Holy Land, my answer would have probably been vague ...
Jerusalem skyline with the words "Happening Now in Palestine"

Art exposes harsh realities

At Dar Al Kaima University in Bethlehem, resistance to the Occupation is played out in visual arts, film, performing arts and other creative fields of ...
A large wall topped with barbed wire next to a roadway.

Walls witness daily survival

The first time I saw a bullet wound was when I was a chaplain in a children’s hospital in Atlanta. It was on the arm ...
Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem with golden dome.

Power displaces prayer

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children ...
Jerusalem skyline with the words "Happening Now in Palestine"

Hope appears in perilous places

The first full day of the diocesan delegation’s visit to the Holy Land began, fittingly, on the Mount of Olives, where we visited the Princess ...
Members of the Order of the Diocese of Toronto with bishops and cathedral clergy on the chancel steps.

Laity receive Order of the Diocese of Toronto

The Order of the Diocese of Toronto, an award created in 2013, honours members of the laity in the diocese who have given outstanding service ...

Diocese appoints new Communications director

Martha Holmen has been appointed the diocese’s next director of Communications, beginning her new role on April 13. Ms. Holmen has served in the communications ...
Congregation in Trinity Church, Streetsville.

Season plants seeds, provides insights

Early in the Season of Spiritual Renewal, the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Paulsen compiled a collection of prayers called Prayers Through the Ages. The resource ...
A hand holds a dry bean with seeds.

Finding hope in the deep dark of winter

With cold nights that fall fast and weeks of little sun, winter challenges us with her relentlessness. By February, many of us sigh a breath ...
Pilgrims walk on a winding, hilly trail with mountains ahead.

The caregiver pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is both a holy journey and a powerful metaphor. Whether metaphorical or physical, it takes the pilgrim away from their normal context, and ...
A pair of hands hoving over the keyboard of a laptop

We can aspire to everyday holiness

The new year has begun, but 2026 is nonetheless young. There’s still time to make resolutions for the year ahead. How about this one: resolving ...
Progressively bigger stacks of coins grow plant shoots.

Beatitudes reveal our vision

The word “stewardship” often makes us think immediately about money, budgets and commitments. Those things matter, but if we begin there, we miss the heart ...
Bishop Andrew Asbil, Mary Asbil and Chancellor Marg Creal with well-wishers.

New Year’s greetings

Bishop Andrew and Mary Asbil along with Chancellor Marg Creal exchange New Year’s greetings with friends at the annual Bishop’s Levee, held at St. James ...
Group of people and a dog outside on a snowy day.

Walk & worship

St. Luke, Peterborough, St. John, Ida and the Parish of Craighurst and Midhurst hold walks and worship during the winter solstice in December. The outings ...
Group of people inside a cave.

Pilgrimage begins with a checkpoint

Bishop Asbil and a group of clergy and laity from the diocese travelled to the Holy Land in early December. Their reflections can all be ...