Prison chaplain Leigh Kern on the large-scale human suffering unfolding for those confined during COVID-19—and what you can do about it From March 24 to
Along with Shane Claiborne, founder of The Simple Way intentional community, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a key figure in the new monastic movement in the United States.
The 42nd meeting of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada has been an historic one, so far, with the election of a
A Montreal-based Anglican is telling the world about finding forgiveness in the wake of sexual assault—but Noah Hermès’ message doesn’t stop there. Note: Noah Hermès,
As people enter through the narthex of St. Faith’s Anglican Church, Vancouver, B.C., on a Sunday evening, they are greeted by a small table bearing
Photo: A3PF Family/Shutterstock Some people, if asked, would probably say that prayer means asking for something, and indeed the Oxford Canadian Dictionary defines prayer as
Beginning a service or other gathering with an Indigenous territorial acknowledgment can serve as an important gesture of reconciliation because, when done well, it not
A grandmother and Anglican priest writes about the tragic death of her grandson from opioid overdose in Vancouver More than 1,400 people died from drug
There’s value in praying to effect change—but if our prayers don’t affect our actions, something might be amiss, some Canadian Anglicans say. Since the mass
In the wake of racial unrest and recent police violence in America, the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas wrote her latest book with “the crying heart
Every wedding is special, priests will tell you-but when things don’t go as planned, some are more “special” than others.
Including children and dogs in a ceremony, frequently requested these days, can lead to unintended consequences, says Canon Judy Rois, executive director of the Anglican Foundation of Canada, and a parish priest for some 30 years.
Religion, say some mental health experts, has at times been a mixed blessing for people of faith struggling with mental illness-but the picture is changing, bringing new hope for the afflicted.
Soon after The Rev. Claire Miller arrived at her new parish of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Owen Sound, Ont., she complained to a parishioner about feeling drained. Now, years later, she still remembers his response.
There are no measures of the depths of grief, but the death of a child is often said to be one of the most traumatic kinds of losses that people endure.
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