February 2025
Bishop George Hills and Anglican opposition to segregation in early Victoria
If, in the year 1860, you were to stand on Beacon Hill in Victoria and look south across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, you ...
What is the place of joy in Christian life?
Within a context of overwhelming violence, injustice and suffering, what is the place of joy in Christian life? Under such circumstances, is joy an unseemly ...
The best of times, or the worst of times?
You may have recognized this title as being from Charles Dickens’s 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities. And like much of Dickens’s work, it ...
Discover the world of women’s preaching in medieval Europe
Step into the captivating, often overlooked world of women’s preaching in medieval Europe with international scholar Carolyn Muessig! At the end of February, Carolyn Muessig, ...
A rite of passage
In the spring of 2024, I became a grandmother for the first time at the ripe old age of 68. I hadn’t really been waiting ...
Faith Tides is taking a break
Please note that there will not be an issue of Faith Tides in March. Faith Tides will be back in April and in the meantime, ...
Bishop's Column
A kingdom of love, justice and compassion
In January the St Dustan’s property was listed for sale. The pastoral letter (below) outlines the process that brought us to this decision. Ongoing updates ...
Instruments of love and compassion
In April of 2024 Archbishop Linda, Archbishop Chris and I wrote a letter to the federal government asking that the day school settlement agreement be ...
May Christ be born anew
“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the ...
Reflections
Remembering Herbert O’Driscoll
October 17, 1928 – July 25, 2024 With immeasurable sadness, we announce that the Rev. Canon Dr. Thomas Herbert O’Driscoll (known to many as Herb) ...
My Journey
‘What it means to be the church today’: interview with Jenny Replogle
In September, the diocese welcomed Jenny Replogle as the canon for lay-led parishes and parishes in transition. Faith Tides editor Naomi Racz talked to Jenny ...
Diocesan Theologian
What is the place of joy in Christian life?
Within a context of overwhelming violence, injustice and suffering, what is the place of joy in Christian life? Under such circumstances, is joy an unseemly ...
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