April 1, 2005 Compassion: key to being Canadian, Anglican

Dear editor, In the car this morning, just long enough to hear Shelagh Rogers interviewing 1950s Canadian Football League star Normie Kwong – the new lieutenant governor of Alberta. He recalled Prime Minister Paul...

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April 1, 2005 Will we step back from the threshold or bite the bullet?

Given its linear-bound cultural conditioning, the church is always in jeopardy of losing its kairotic direction, meaning and prophetic voice. The current conflicts over sexual identity and homosexual rights, new meanings of...

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April 1, 2005 Derwyn D. Jones

Derwyn D. Jones, former bishop of Huron who had an interest in media and was a skillful musician, died on March 8 at the age of 79. Ordained in 1946, he became the ninth bishop of Huron in 1984, after first being elected...

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April 1, 2005 Book examines life of a statesman and peacemaker

In an age when the church agonizes about its seemingly diminishing role in secular society, it is remarkable to read the story of an Anglican church leader whose ministry has played a key role in the political struggles of the...

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April 1, 2005 Cohen's elegiac album speaks for itself

At age 70, Leonard Cohen is long past any attempts to be either current or mainstream. In fact, he never tried. That said, the legendary bard's new album Dear Heather is both a statement that will thrill long-time fans and an...

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April 1, 2005 New book showcases work of religion news writers

The editor of a newly-released book says its existence will help "validate" the role of religion news writers as journalists. "We are not just propaganda writers," says Debra A. Wagner, editor of Changing Boundaries, The Best...

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April 1, 2005 Film documents aboriginal woman's healing journey

The life of a woman from an aboriginal reserve near Brandon, Man., gets the big-screen treatment on April 5, when Anglican Video premieres its new film Topahdewin: The Gladys Cook Story at the Imax Theatre in Winnipeg. Gladys...

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April 1, 2005 Primates call for breathing space

Asking the Canadian and American churches to "voluntarily withdraw" from the Anglican Consultative Council for at least three years averted a much-feared split within the Anglican Communion last February but the crisis over...

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April 1, 2005 Groups weigh in on meaning of request

The primates' move to have Anglican churches in the United States and Canada suspended from the Anglican Consultative Council met with a wide variety of interpretations. Liberals on the homosexuality issue generally were...

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April 1, 2005 Canterbury snubs North Americans

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has rejected an invitation to attend a joint meeting in April of U.S. and Canadian bishops later this month in a move that the Canadian primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, said is...

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