March 1, 2004 Dean of Niagara has confidence of group

Dear editor, We are writing in response to the letter from Eric Melby (Moment of error, January). At the end of his response to the actions of Dean Peter Wall of Niagara regarding the blessing of same-sex unions, Mr. Melby...

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March 1, 2004 Bishop William Gerald Burch

Bishop William Gerald Burch, who was described as a "gentle man who radiated love, caring, humour and wisdom" and who led the diocese of Edmonton from 1960 to 1976, died in October at the age of 92. "He was graced with a...

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March 1, 2004 Archbishops' Lenten reading runs gamut from historical to theological

Anglican Journal book review editor Canon Gordon Baker polled the church's four metropolitans about what they are reading this Lent. While not strictly Lenten reading, here are their choices. John Clarke revisits a faith...

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March 1, 2004 Andrew Hutchison values the dialogue

"It's ... doubting faith -- or faithful doubt -- that I want to dialogue with here. I think I understand it. It's where I live too, most of the time." So says Douglas John Hall, professor emeritus of McGill University. ...

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March 1, 2004 David Crawley continues the quest

Annie Dillard is my favourite contemporary writer. Her work is impossible to categorize. She has an astounding eye for the intricacies of nature, but she is not a biologist. Her work is full of fascinating tidbits of history...

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March 1, 2004 Terry Finlay sees hope in God’s love

I understand that, as the congregation left Canterbury Cathedral after the enthronement service for Archbishop Rowan Williams, each person was presented with a copy of Ponder These Things: Praying with Icons of the Virgin,...

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March 1, 2004 Genocide in Rwanda happened to all of us

I have long wanted to meet Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire. Our paths briefly crossed in October of 1993. I was standing in front of the Mille Collines Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, where he had just arrived as head of the United Nations...

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March 1, 2004 Second generation a welcome addition

Both change and constancy have marked the life and work of Manitoba-based musician Steve Bell. In his teens, he was honing his skills as a world-class guitar picker. In his twenties, he was a member of the folk pop trio Elias,...

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March 1, 2004 Tutu ordains daughter

Alexandria, Va. Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against racial discrimination in South Africa, ordained his daughter, Mpho, as an Anglican priest Jan. 17 in Christ Church, a...

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March 1, 2004 Communion goes online with calendar

The wheels are falling off the printed version of the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, but the Anglican Communion office in London is hoping that a new electronic version of the world prayer calendar will avoid embarrassing errors. ...

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