On June 25, 2007, I was installed as the 13th primate of our beloved church. It was a hot and humid night, and St. Matthew’s Church in Winnipeg was like a sauna! I was so overwhelmed with the responsibilities of the ministry to which I had been called, I remember little of the liturgy except the great relief of the congregation in being sprinkled with water as we renewed our vows in baptism! While momentary, the relief was welcomed!
That is an image that comes to mind as I think of our church’s efforts to become post-colonial. It speaks of a journey. As Indigenous and
O God, Your Son made himself known to his disciples In the breaking of bread. Open the eyes of our faith, That we may see
As the outgoing primate, my primary task is to call the church to prayer.
While the thought of the parish annual meeting, or vestry as it is known in some dioceses, does not thrill everyone’s heart, I confess to
In November last year, I was in Amman, Jordan, for the Majma (synod) of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. While there, I had the privilege
A recent visit to the Church of the Redeemer in downtown Toronto brought back the memory of a visit I made there on the First
(This column first appeared in the June 2018 issue of the Anglican Journal.) For just a few minutes, I want to take you to a
In many churches, these words are etched on a brass plaque or penned on a piece of parchment near the pulpit. They are from the
The first whiff of spring thaw and mud and it was very good!
I was brought up with the 1962 Book of Common Prayer (BCP). I was, as they say, “steeped in it,” so steeped that some of
(This article first appeared in the February 2018 issue of the Anglican Journal.) This month, I travel to Cuba for the annual synod. The diocese
(This column first appeared in the January 2017 issue of the Anglican Journal. It has since been updated with new information.) This was the title
While it is well known that Nicholas (whose feast day is December 6) is the patron saint of children, it is less well known that
(This article first appeared in the October 2017 issue of the Anglican Journal.) It was a lovely morning in August when my friend Percy and
(This article first appeared in the September 2017 issue of the Anglican Journal.) Occasionally in my travels throughout our beloved church, people will ask where
On June 3, I will have been ordained for 40 years.
St. Luke writes that following the Ascension of the Lord, the disciples were gathered in an upper room “constantly devoting themselves to prayer.”
In many places the large rough wooden cross carried into the Good Friday liturgy remains in place throughout the first few weeks of Easter. But now bunches of spring flowers surround its foot and a good length of white linen is draped over its arms. Once a cruel instrument of torture and death, it has become for us a wondrous sign of hope and glory in Christ.
This year, I will have the pleasure of spending Holy Week and Easter Day at Christ’s Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ont.
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