Ian Alexander, Author at Faith Tides

2025 primatial election to be more transparent and inclusive

Ian Alexander — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:51:42 +0000

We Anglicans have funny names for a lot of things. For instance, we call our presiding bishop “the primate,” and we call the primate’s elected right-hand person “the prolocutor.” That’s the position I currently have the honour of holding — though I sometimes have trouble pronouncing it! One of the most important things the approximately […]

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Remembering Herbert O’Driscoll

Ian Alexander — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:50:52 +0000

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) died peacefully at home in Victoria, BC on July 25, 2024, surrounded by family and friends after a 4-year battle with melanoma. Herb O’Driscoll was an eloquent preacher, a prolific […]

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The first annual O’Driscoll Forum (July 2023)

Ian Alexander — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:06:36 +0000

Faithful readers of Faith Tides, and its predecessor the Diocesan Post, will know that for many years, one of its best-loved regular features has been the column of reflections by Herbert O’Driscoll. Herb is a retired priest and honorary clergy at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria. He is a well-known and widely respected preacher and teacher, […]

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A visit from Canterbury

Ian Alexander — Tue, 31 May 2022 19:08:05 +0000

More that we might have feared; less that we might have hoped The recent visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Canada has predictably generated a wide range of reactions from Anglicans and others in this diocese and beyond. Many people (including Indigenous Anglican leaders I’ve spoken to) were moved by the obvious sincerity and […]

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Lifelong learning

Ian Alexander — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:27:44 +0000

Educational Trusts Board administers education grants for clergy and laity Over the past two months in the Post, we’ve been telling you about one of the major activities of the diocesan Educational Trusts Board: the John Albert Hall lecture series. In this issue, we’ll conclude the series by describing the other funds the board looks […]

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John Albert Hall and his legacy

Ian Alexander — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:19:18 +0000

A generous benefactor, a long tradition, a continuing evolution As promised, this is a continuation of last month’s article about the John Albert Hall Lectures, a joint initiative of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) at the University of Victoria and the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia. The lectures have existed in […]

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Values for a new world

Ian Alexander — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:30:06 +0000

The John Albert Hall Lectures reach new audiences online The story in last month’s Post about a generous bequest to the Lay Training Funds, administered by the diocesan Educational Trusts Board (ETB), prompted several people to ask, “What are these funds and this board all about, anyway?” Clearly the ETB, if not exactly a well-kept […]

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Vision Fund reports legacy

Ian Alexander — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:15:04 +0000

In late November 2020, the diocesan Vision Fund delivered its final report to the diocesan council. The fund was established by synod in the fall of 2015, to use a small portion of the reserve funds generated from disestablished parishes. The fund’s goal was to “faithfully seed local, regional and diocese-wide initiatives that give tangible […]

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