Letters to the Editor, June-July 2018
'Profoundly chilling'
The article detailing Carolyn Sitlington’s illness and her eventual decision to seek medical assistance in dying was heartbreaking . No doubt many readers...
Letters to the Editor, June 2018
Love for God and others is central element of Jesus’ ministry
I have a great deal of difficulty accepting Bishop Mark MacDonald’s verdict on Canadian...
Letters to the Editor, May 2018
Anglican-Mennonite dialogue will yield positive outcome
This is a good news story for sure (Canadian Anglicans, Mennonites meet for first-ever formal dialogue, anglicanjournal. com,...
Letters to the Editor, April 2018
Standing together with our Jewish sisters and brothers
I write this on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In my watching of the “Live Feed” of General...
Letters to the Editor, March 2018
‘Shine the light of Christ into the darkness’
I agree with the primate (Hiltz: Church needs to know its purpose, Jan. 2018, p.8) that in...
Letters to the Editor, February 2018
We won a Nobel Prize
Anglicans share in the honour of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons...
Letters to the Editor, June 2017
Synodical government 'has served church well'
Bishop Mark MacDonald notes similarities between synodical and parliamentary government, wondering whether this model is appropriate for church governance...
Letters to the Editor, May 2017
Why do apparently good people do bad things? It is because we don’t take seriously the teachings of Jesus in his call to discipleship.
June-August 2016 Letters to the Editor
Concerned about safety or comfort?
A justice issue and a matter of theology
Thank you for publishing the article about Jen Warren and myself and why we brought the motion to amend the marriage canon.
Letters to the Editor, March 2016
Here's my response to the announcement that [the] dioceses [of Ottawa and Montreal] have made the decision to not invest their funds in the oil industry (Synods divest from fossil fuels, Jan. 2016, p. 1): I want you to remember that there are thousands of people whose employment revolves around the production of oil in northern Alberta.
Letters to the Editor, February 2016
Church must be 'nimble and flexible' about lay presidency
Letters to the Editor, January 2016
A heartfelt thanks for publishing the article Out of the shadows and into the light, by Tali Folkins (Nov. 2015, p. 3). I am a Christian man who has lived with a bipolar disorder for 40 years.
November 2015 Letters to the Editor
Divergent views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Two letters in the September 2015 issue of the Anglican Journal miss the mark in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (One rule for readers and another for contributors? by John Dalton and One-sided by M.C. Barnard, p. 4).
October 2015 Letters
Understanding the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery
I am encouraged by Marites N. Sison's editorial ('What do they want now?' May 2015, p. 4)....