May 1, 2001 British priests drawn to far north

AFTER AN AD in the Anglican Journal seeking priests did not pay off, the diocese of the Arctic decided to go further afield and in 1999 ran ads in two British newspapers - Church of England News and Church Times. This time,...

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May 1, 2001 Journalism a ministry for western priest

When Archdeacon William Gordon Portman, generally known as Bill, attends General Synod 2001 as a writer for this newspaper, he will bring more church journalism experience to his assignment than the entire staff of the Anglican...

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April 1, 2001 Embrace

I. That first acknowledgement was potent enough - his chubby baby arms thrown cradle-wide, a naked smile so wise her knees buckled. There she was on the ground again, wrestling like Jacob with an angel demanding release. ...

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April 1, 2001 Reports of the recent demise of Anglican News are premature

CHURCH communications are a complicated business. We who attempt this craft are expected to be informative, erudite, even inspiring. Often, our jobs are made more difficult by forces beyond our control. Unnecessary levels of...

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February 1, 2001 Fact-finding priest laments the plight of Palestinians

A CANADIAN Anglican priest has returned from a fact-finding visit to the Middle East with vivid memories of people covered in glass from broken car windows, of fields and olive groves bulldozed into the ground, and of water...

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February 1, 2001 Life after the sky has fallen in

Toronto REV. MICHAEL Boyd was sitting at his dining room table on a bright, sunny September day in 1998, thumbing through the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. He expected the day to be much like any other in the quiet, picturesque...

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February 1, 2001 'Ethnic Anglican' says he does not believe in belief

TorontoOne of Canada's most distinguished writers, Kildare Dobbs, has a significant connection to the Anglican church and explores spiritual themes in his work, yet is critical of the institutional church and of unquestioning...

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January 1, 2001 Caring ears, warm hearts, cookies

Kamloops, B.C.IT IS Friday evening and cold drizzle falls on a city street corner where a prostitute stands and shivers. She's not waiting for much - just a john so she can make enough money to survive the weekend. ...

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October 1, 2000 Suggestions for nourishing the mid-life soul

IN THIS BOOK, mid-life is "birth into life's second journey." The author, former host of the United Church's Spirit Connection program on Vision TV, writes with the same chirpy cheerfulness she reveals on-camera as she explores...

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April 1, 2000 Tutu addresses role of forgiveness in healing South Africa

W hen I was asked to review this book by Archbishop Tutu, chair of the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission, I had just returned from South Africa. So it came at an appropriate time as I was still mulling through my...

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