May 1, 2003 Praying for victory brings mixed blessing

The Roman poet Horace used these words in a famous phrase, "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori", which translates as "Sweet and honourable it is to die for one's country." I learned those words as a schoolboy during the...

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May 1, 2003 ‘Something is very wrong here’

What do I do (what do you do?) when I realize (when you realize) that a relationship, a touching, an intimacy - which is experienced by me (or you) as grace-giving and filled with love - is for another Christian, equally...

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May 1, 2003 We can no longer buffer ourselves

Dear editor, While out walking our dog this week I spoke with another individual who was walking their dog. Somehow my role as a chaplain at Markham Stouffville Hospital (which was hit by an outbreak of Severe Acute...

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May 1, 2003 Letters to the editor

ACIP member attended signing 'in my own right' Dear editor, The article entitled "Schools agreement signed" (April) has greatly disturbed me. It says, in part, "Most ACIP members boycotted the signing ceremony, held at...

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May 1, 2003 Walter Heath Jones

Retired archbishop Walter Heath Jones died on March 22 at the age of 74 as a result of injuries suffered in a skiing accident near Flagstaff, Ariz. Archbishop Jones was known for his strong emphasis on stewardship and work...

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May 1, 2003 Marion Cooper Krafft

Marion Cooper Krafft, 88, a deaconess and life member of the Women's Auxiliary in Saskatchewan, died on March 5 in Mississauga, Ont. She attended Anglican Women's Training College in Toronto and was ordained to the deaconate...

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May 1, 2003 Cockburn’s songs an antidote for troubled times

"What's been done in the name of JesusWhat's been done in the name of BuddhaWhat's been done in the name of IslamWhat's been done in the name of manWhat's been done in the name of liberationAnd in the name of civilizationAnd in...

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May 1, 2003 Are we ready to recognize that ‘they’ are actually ‘us?’

"Even the church cannot keep a good God down." Ever the master of the apt phrase the former Bishop of Durham, David Jenkins, has published, in what is described as "not quite an autobiography," reflections and reactions to his...

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May 1, 2003 What the church is wearing

In a church steeped in history and symbolism, it should come as no surprise that church vestments often tell a story. The garments on these pages have been skilfully crafted to represent clergy's past...

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May 1, 2003 Aid, prayers, vigils in wake of war

Churches around the world held prayer vigils, clergy and lay people marched in anti-war demonstrations and the Canadian Anglican primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, asked for prayers "for all who are in harm's way" as war broke...

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