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Opinion
Both body and soul
October 1, 2023
Someone asked this question a while ago, and I have wondered since what would make a “right” reply. The premise was that if Christians believe ...
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God’s call to newness
September 1, 2023
I was heartened by how many of you have responded positively to my charge at synod in which I said that “the future is not ...
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In all places and at all times
September 1, 2023
A friend told me that his son, who works with the United Nations in the Middle East, is frequently asked, “Where do you pray,” meaning ...
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Will it be God or Mammon? Contesting the religion of market capitalism
September 1, 2023
Self-deception — many in North America engage in it when they claim not to be religious. Many churchgoers also deceive themselves when we say that ...
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Barbie,
memento mori
and liberation
September 1, 2023
Just as one envisions a skull in a classical monk’s cell, as a memento mori – a reminder of one’s mortality — so too the ...
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Taking care of ourselves and each other
September 1, 2023
We are still recovering from the pandemic closures of 2020 and afterwards. Thankfully, we can now return to in-person church services and gather with our ...
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Trust among strangers
June 1, 2023
On the ninth anniversary of my heart attack, the cardiologist who operated on me early that May 2014 morning, and has supervised my heart ...
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Trust
June 1, 2023
From May 4 to 6, the University of Victoria’s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, in partnership with the Anglican Diocese of Islands and ...
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The golden thread: an Anglican’s reflection on the coronation of King Charles III
June 1, 2023
For as long as I can remember, I have always sought out what I like to call the “golden thread,” a thread of meaning, ...
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The future is bright
June 1, 2023
This text is from the charge delivered by Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee during her sermon at the opening eucharist at the 101st synod held in May ...
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Wind and fire
June 1, 2023
Some things can be told only as a story. Someone offers a story and we listen. But we know it is pointless to ask questions ...
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Beauty, the forgotten name of God
June 1, 2023
Holy Mystery, Poet of the World, empower us to know and praise you rightly. Teach us once more that you are not just the True, ...
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Diocese of BC Women’s Spring Retreat (April 21-22)
June 1, 2023
On the weekend of April 21, 32 women from across our diocese gathered for the Spring Women’s Retreat at St John the Baptist, Duncan. Selinde ...
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New relationships with our land and neighbours
May 1, 2023
The Diocese of Islands and Inlets has title to 46 church properties. How these properties came to be part of our diocese are stories we ...
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Lovely as a tree
May 1, 2023
The study window looks out on our front garden. Our kitchen window looks out on our back garden. Each one gives us a view of ...
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