‘I’m laying down burdens’: an interview with Canon Ian Alexander
Earlier this year, the 2025 recipients of the Anglican Award of Merit, which recognizes outstanding contributions by Anglican laypeople, were announced. Included in that list ...

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Naomi Racz
Welcoming Naod
This August, several members of the St. George’s community found themselves in the chill of the early morning, with the stars still out, at the ...

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Rosamund Soares
Cathedral welcomes three new ‘gap year’ scholars
A “gap year” is a term common in the UK, referring to a year off full-time education between high school and university. After an intensive ...

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Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
Anglican youth are rooted and rising
Every two years, Anglican and Lutheran youth (aged 14-19) come together from all parts of Canada to celebrate their relationships with Christ and forge new ...

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Sharon Hallsor
Diocesan conference to explore the God who is not elsewhere
We Together is a diocesan conference hosted by the Diocese of Islands and Inlets every other year. The aim of the conference is to strengthen ...

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Faith Tides
Keeping company with love
How would our lives be different if we believed that God is not elsewhere (the theme for our We Together gathering)? Scratch that question. “Believe” ...

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John J. Thatamanil
Ripples: October 2025
A family service on the beach On Sunday, Aug. 17, St. Philip’s, Oak Bay, held a family service at Willows Beach. Most of what happens ...

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Faith Tides
‘A moment that turned me back towards God’
Content warning: mention of miscarriage My name is Theo Robinson, and I am the new incumbent at St. Peter’s, Quamichan in North Cowichan. I have ...

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Theo Robinson
Letter to the editor (October 2025)
Dear Editor, I continue to be impressed with the work of Christ Church Cathedral’s director of music, Donald Hunt. His article (Cathedral connects young people ...

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Faith Tides

Bishop's Column
She comes sailing on the wind
October 2, 2025
My job title is bishop of the islands and inlets. I grew up sailing with my grandfather and father and met my husband while crewing ...
The empires of the world and the kingdom of God
September 1, 2025
Since the escape from slavery in Egypt and being called to be covenant people in the promised land, our story has always been intertwined with ...
Christ with shopping bags
June 3, 2025
If you were able to go to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria between December 2024 and April 2025, you will have been able to ...

Reflections
Remembering Herbert O’Driscoll
September 2, 2024
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
‘A moment that turned me back towards God’
Theo Robinson
October 2, 2025
Content warning: mention of miscarriage My name is Theo Robinson, and I am the new incumbent at St. Peter’s, Quamichan in North Cowichan. I have ...

Diocesan Theologian
Keeping company with love
October 2, 2025
How would our lives be different if we believed that God is not elsewhere (the theme for our We Together gathering)? Scratch that question. “Believe” ...
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