DIOCESAN POST
November 2021
Statement on the Lytton fire
On June 30, 2021, a devastating fire rushed through Lytton, Lytton First Nation and the surrounding area. From the moment news came of this traumatic …
Order of the Diocese of British Columbia investiture
On October 23, Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee invested 26 new members and 7 officers into the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia at Christ Church …
The pity of war
In 1697 Henry Maundrell, academic of Exeter College in Oxford and Church of England priest, was acting as chaplain to the new Levant Company based …
PWRDF Refugee Network moves heaven and earth
Refugee (noun): a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster (Oxford English Dictionary); someone …
What is postcolonialism?
At a recent meeting of the Canadian House of Bishops, we were discussing the possibility of asking General Synod 2022 to pass an aspirational statement …
The John Albert Hall Lectures return with in-person events this fall
I am thrilled to have joined the John Albert Hall organizing committee as co-chair and to participate in curating conversations on topics of mutual concern …
Postcolonialism, language and resistance
I speak, write and think in English far better than I do in my mother tongue, Malayalam. I cannot formulate abstract ideas — or write …
Displaced
Clare Attwell is a textile and multimedia artist. Clare created Displaced, a hand-painted, hand-dyed print following the “heat dome” in June 2021. The piece is …
A strong call to service
What made you decide to pursue the role of deacon? I cannot really say that I decided. I had a strong call to service in …
