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The world calls the church to act

John J. Thatamanil — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:19:05 +0000

The church has seen better days. It stands as a bruised and battered institution with diminished moral credibility. The Anglican Church, as well as every other Canadian church body, still has a long way to go to rectify its complicity with colonialism and Indigenous erasure. And the global Catholic Church is reeling from its systematic […]

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Rest in love and work from that love

Lisa Alexander — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:18:11 +0000

Stepping into parish leadership can be daunting at the best of times and particularly challenging in today’s climate of less financial resources, competing priorities and people weary and frighten from the chaos in the world. Leadership transition arising out of vestry meetings is more or less complete now, and new wardens, treasurers and parish councils […]

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A note from the editor

Naomi Racz — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:17:21 +0000

Dear Readers, I wanted to remind you all that Faith Tides will be taking it’s usual summer break. We will be back in September and if you would like to submit a news article, story or photograph for that issue please send it to faithtides@bc.anglican.ca by August 15. We also welcome letters to the editor! […]

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Reaching across diocesan boundaries to work together

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Mon, 04 May 2026 23:16:40 +0000

It has been a joy to travel across our beautiful diocese these past weeks and months. I can report that from Port Alice to Salt Spring, and from Tofino to Sidney, our parishes are growing both in numbers and in Spirit. There is a renewed sense of hope, possibility and mission as our parishes find […]

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When things turn out differently than we’d hoped

Lisa Alexander — Mon, 04 May 2026 23:10:52 +0000

I’ve been reflecting on how often I’m caught unawares in situations where I’m expecting one thing and something entirely different happens. Not the happy coincidence sort of difference, where you leave the situation with a good story or a warm feeling, but the sort of difference that leaves you feeling at best slightly unmoored and […]

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“Come on bishop, let’s dance!”

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:31:06 +0000

Diocesan council is grateful to the parish of St. Peter, Quamichan for hosting most of our meetings in their lovely hall. Not only is it a lovely setting but meeting at St. Peter’s means the folks from further north in our diocese are at least spared the Malahat. At our March meeting, Brendon facilitated a […]

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Remembering the Sacred Journey ten years on

Logan McMenamie — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:59:16 +0000

Ten years ago, in March 2016, a pilgrimage began in Port McNeill as an act of penance for the sins of a colonial past that would culminate over 460 kilometers later, on the steps of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria on Easter Sunday. Ten years on, it is time to remember the First Nations communities visited […]

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Speaking our inner stories out loud

Lisa Alexander — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:58:55 +0000

Last month I asked us to think about the stories we tell ourselves. Now it’s time to start taking some risks with this curiosity stuff. Let’s turn our curiosity outwards and use it as a tool for creating deeper connections with one another. Buckle up — this one is challenging. What might happen if we […]

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God speaks in the stillness

Marion Edmondson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:57:36 +0000

“Be still, and know that I am God!” (Psalm 46:10) In a world filled with constant noise, the presence of silence in the Anglican eucharist may feel unusual. Yet silence is not simply the absence of sound; it is an intentional and meaningful part of the liturgy. These moments of stillness allow the words and […]

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Baseball and the ‘how’ of faith

Brendon Neilson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:55:37 +0000

I have been a baseball fan for most of my life. I was seven when I first visited the SkyDome in Toronto. We were on vacation from our home in New Brunswick and the sheer wonder of stepping out of the back halls of the stadium to see the green turf, and the scale of […]

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