letters
Learn, reflect…and act!
Re: The war on poverty [Feb. 2012, p. 10] During the 1930s, members of the Antigonish Movement helped thousands of Nova Scotians lift themselves out of poverty and dependency. How? They showed them how to organize. Poor in money is poor in power, and until people learn how to come together, handle their...
Set the record straight
The Rev. Gordon Maitland, in his article The Golden Jubilee of the BCP (Mar. 2012, p. 10), states that the primate in 1962 was Archbishop Howard Hewlett. In fact, it was Archbishop Howard Hewlett Clark.
We’re all ears!
On reading the article by Bishop Mark MacDonald in the January 2012 issue [What will they say? p. 4], my reaction was “Amen!” I pray that God will open the ears of his church to hear this prophetic voice and to go where the voice leads.
Get with the program
The January issue of the Journal contains disquieting news affecting the future of our church. The diocese of Ontario is suspending four programs, including two directly related to youth. CoGS will have a balanced budget for two years but will face a budget deficit in 2014, which could reach $1 million by 2016....
Words that respect
I had just settled into reading the January 2012 Anglican Journal, when I was struck by the letter from Patricia Brush [The words we choose, p. 5]. The point Brush made was that those in power get to control the language. She then went on to say, “The use of ‘aboriginal’ when referring to people is a mark of...
Time and talent to act
The Rev. Dr. Gary Nicolosi’s column in your December issue [Nine lessons on the missional church, p. 7] suggests that if we change the way we do church, it could help reverse a 50-year decline and produce healthier, sustainable congregations. Here in New Brunswick, The Nicodemus Project has, for the past two...
