June 2022

Applying hospice philosophy to climate grief

May 31, 2022

The church has an opportunity to help support people experiencing ecological distress. Ecological distress refers to “any forms of emotional, psychological or existential distress related ...

‘Everything I know about God, I learned from dancing.’

May 31, 2022

“Everything I know about God, I learned from dancing.” This was the title of a major paper I wrote for my Master of Divinity at ...

God loves a cheerful giver

May 31, 2022

What on earth is a stewardship canvass? That was the question I asked our wardens and treasurer after the new diocesan regulation, glamorously entitled “Regulation ...

Missing Lambeth but still building relationships

May 31, 2022

As we move towards the summer months, I have had a few questions about the Lambeth Conference that is taking place in the UK this ...

Celtic teachers show us the divine in all matter

May 31, 2022

Book Review: Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell. New York, NY, HarperOne, 2021 “We’re in for quite a stretching,” said an Irish midwife ...

The prie-dieu

May 31, 2022

The antique shop was large. I found myself in it only because my family was in a nearby store, and, since I’m not much of ...

O’Driscoll Forum fundraiser launched

May 31, 2022

Readers of Faith Tides will be familiar with the name Herbert O’Driscoll. Herb, as he’s known, has been writing a regular column for Faith Tides ...

Leading the liturgy of the word: a lay leadership in worship course

May 31, 2022

Many of the parishes in the diocese are “in transition” and do not necessarily have a priest to celebrate the Eucharist each Sunday. Additionally, parishes ...

We Together: a chance to be together again

May 31, 2022

We Together, our semi-annual diocesan conference is fast approaching and will be held at St Paul, Nanaimo from Friday, Sept. 30 to Saturday, Oct. 1. ...