October 2014

Youth find B.C. trip is worth it

Lydia Cordie October 1, 2014

When I first met with the Rev. Dawn Leger, the chair of the Archbishop’s Youth Ministry Team, and the other youth leaders in the diocese, ...

Story helps us ponder evil

The Rev. Canon Don Beatty October 1, 2014

One of the problems with a monotheistic worldview is the problem of evil. In polytheism, people simply assign the presence of evil to one or ...

Alumni return to beloved choir camp

The Rev. Bob Bettson October 1, 2014

It was a trip down memory lane for more than 40 alumni of the Toronto Diocesan Choir School for Girls, gathering for the 40th anniversary ...

Rebate helps keep church cool and dry

The Rev. Canon John Read October 1, 2014

Churches can keep 40 per cent of the funds they raise in the Our Faith-Our Hope: Re-Imagine Church campaign. If they reach their parish total, ...

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‘I have learned to listen in new ways’

The Anglican October 1, 2014

The Rev. Riscylla Walsh Shaw is the incumbent of Christ Church, Bolton, and an Ambassador of Reconciliation for the Diocese of Toronto. As an Ambassador ...

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Why are we still using envelopes?

Norah Bolton, ODT October 1, 2014

What’s in your wallet? It might be fun to see what’s in there right now. When I tried it, my wallet contained two twenty dollar ...

The blind are people, too

Seán Madsen October 1, 2014

At first glance, the Bible has a rather limited view of people who are blind. We don’t see them successfully employed. They are usually pictured ...

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We can play a vital role

Bishop Peter Fenty October 1, 2014

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

Archbishop Colin Johnson October 1, 2014

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 ...

Judith Alltree and Andre Hamel stand on a ship in the Toronto harbour.

Mission alters course in changing times

Carolyn Purden October 1, 2014

Less than a year into the job as executive director and chaplain of the Mission to Seafarers in Southern Ontario, the Rev. Judith Alltree is ...

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Military chaplains honoured

Carolyn Purden October 1, 2014

Next month, St. James’ Cathedral will host a multi-faith exhibit saluting Canada’s military chaplains and the role they have played in conflicts from earliest times ...

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Pilgrimage a joyous occasion

Stuart Mann October 1, 2014

Dr. John Alipit’s pilgrimage came to an emotional end inside St. George, Newcastle. Dr. Alipit, born and raised in the Philippines and now living in ...