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Be present and celebrate

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:23:14 +0000

Words are not enough. We are coming again to that time in the church year when we celebrate the Word that becomes flesh and dwells among us — Emmanuel. This Advent and Christmas season I invite you to consider that the fundamental teaching of the Incarnation is that words are not enough. God comes to […]

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A child’s Christmas

Herbert O’Driscoll — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:04:34 +0000

The word “Christmas” is more than a mere word. In the world of music, a chord is composed of notes, but it is infinitely richer than any one of those notes. Some words are like that. They are far more than a mere word. Christmas is such a word. We have only to hear it […]

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“Falling in love with God” — monasticism in the 21st century

Roland Hui — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:03:10 +0000

In anticipation of Brother James Koester’s visit to the diocese to host a workshop for the clergy this December, Faith Tides had the pleasure to interview him. Br. James is the Superior of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE), a monastic community in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information about the SSJE please visit: […]

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A ministry of action in liturgy, word and charity

Patricia Stock — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:02:50 +0000

As a deacon in the Diocese of Islands and Inlets, I work alongside some fantastic people at the Cowichan Valley Basket Society (CVBS), also known as the foodbank in the Cowichan Valley. The CVBS’s mission statement is “Ensure no individual or family in the Cowichan Valley goes hungry either physically, spiritually or emotionally.” Poverty is […]

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December — joyful and challenging

Cathy Carphin — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:00:05 +0000

We are at the opening of the Christian year, a time of reflection in Advent, of joy and celebration at Christmas and entering into a new year of commemoration of God’s plan and act of redemption. For many, December also can be a challenging period, if only from a secular perspective. Christians live in both […]

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