November 1, 2001 A worthy celebration that never happened

I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Walt Whitman Whitman, the quintessential self-promoter, was good at "singing" himself. For us...

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October 1, 2001 Cariboo, 1914 - 2001

Founded A.D. 1914. Area of Diocese, 65,000 square miles; Population, 300,000; Anglican Population, 9,000; on Parish Rolls, 4,711; Clergy: Full-Time 11, Part-Time 9; On Leave, 4; Retired, 7; Lay Ministers of Word and Sacrament,...

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September 1, 2001 A pointless protest and a pointless death

WHEN PROTEST degenerates into mere theatre, it trivializes both the issues protested and, as amply demonstrated by events in Genoa this summer, it places those engaged in the protest in an unacceptably risky situation. Whether or...

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June 1, 2001 Summer looms, the pace picks up...

The June edition of the Anglican Journal traditionally marks the close of the publication year and presages a couple of summer months when things slow down at Church House, staff take holidays, the hours are shorter and the pace...

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May 1, 2001 A reflection on future failure

When the day comes, as it looks increasingly possible it might, that the sun rises on a landscape devoid of major churches as national institutions, Canadians should look to Ottawa for a large measure of responsibility for the...

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April 1, 2001 Forgive your church its trespasses

PERHAPS Mother Church is in fact a child. Think of your church as a teen-ager, a difficult issue; frequently exasperating, often mischievous, often disapproved of, but loved. Always loved, never forsaken. You do not blanket a...

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March 1, 2001 The Robert Latimer case and qualities of mercy

THERE HAVE BEEN few events in recent memory that have stirred a greater number of complex issues than the case of Robert Latimer, convicted of murder in the death of his 12-year-old severely handicapped daughter, Tracy. Among...

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February 1, 2001 General Synod organizers left in a no-win situation

PERHAPS one of the more esoteric ways one can tell when a country is coming out of a recession is by looking at the number of positions that suddenly become available in communications, public relations or media relations....

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January 1, 2001 A time of crisis is not the time to deliberate in secrecy

JOURNALISTS know that a story is never told as effectively as by someone who was there. Interviewing witnesses, making phone calls, reconstructing events - these are de facto essential tools of the trade, and yet they are always...

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December 1, 2000 Reflections at the end of a most tumultuous year

THE YEAR'S last month is ever the most perplexing. What to make of this gift of dismal weather and awesome joy? Of long, dark, endless nights and sparkling music. Of gaiety and companionship to those with companions and of...

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