Opinion

Empty pews and self-emptying

October 30, 2022

In 2021, Russell Daye and Robert Fennell published Turning Ourselves Inside Out: Thriving Christian Communities. Having researched thriving mainline Christian communities in Canada, the thesis ...

Remembering nature as the place of God

October 30, 2022

The following sermon was delivered at the diocesan We Together conference, which took place in Nanaimo on Sept. 30–Oct. 1. You can watch this sermon ...

Hard hat country

October 30, 2022

The excavation site is huge. Someday, a towering structure will emerge to — we fervently hope — grace the city. At the moment, this area ...

“I had no more excuses”

October 30, 2022

When I was in my teens living in Baltimore, I was very involved in the Episcopal Church. At that time, I felt called to be ...

Anglicanism and Anglianism

October 6, 2022

At the end of September, our diocesan conference, We Together, was held in Nanaimo. In the opening address on the Friday night, I spoke about ...

Reflections from the World Council of Churches

October 6, 2022

I remember distinctly, in the final year of my undergraduate degree in religion and theology, being compelled and captivated by the prayer of Jesus in ...

Small boys, golden doors and great cathedrals

October 6, 2022

When I was a small boy, I was a member of a Bible study group led by Mr. Turner, someone who was wise enough to ...

I look for God in the ordinary

October 6, 2022

What made you decide to pursue the role of deacon? My sense of call was not an easy feeling. Since I was a teenager, I ...

Solutions over despair

October 6, 2022

Book Review: Solutions for a Wounded Planet by Jim Kingham. FriesenPress Editions, 2022. Sept. 1 to Oct. 4 is the Season of Creation, so Jim ...

Asking the right questions

August 31, 2022

While I am incredibly proud of how all our parishes have innovated and persevered through COVID-19, I am also hearing a common refrain about how, ...

Reflections on the music that shapes our faith and life

August 31, 2022

On June 28, the Belfry Theatre in Victoria presented an interview with Michael Shamata, its artistic director, and Tobin Stokes, the composer and sound designer ...

Reimagining who we are called to be

August 31, 2022

Where were you born and where did you grow up? I grew up in Ladysmith and I spent much of my childhood exploring forest floors ...

What the church has to offer a world in spiritual crisis

August 31, 2022

Book Review: Why Gather? The Hope and Promise of the Church by Martha Tatarnic. New York, NY, Church Publishing, 2022. Why Gather? is both the ...

Q&A with Martha Tatarnic

August 31, 2022

Martha Tatarnic is the incumbent at St George, St Catharines in Ontario and is the author of Why Gather?: The Hope and Promise of the ...

Interconnection and healing from colonization

August 31, 2022

Book Review: Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths by Rupert Ross. Toronto, Penguin Canada, 2014. After hearing Martin Brokenleg, a priest and prominent psychologist specializing in ...

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