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Black and white photo of the entrance to a grand house.

Commentary

Hamilton Hall, Hawkesbury — Stormont Deanery

This gracious image, a small snapshot, shows Hamilton Hall—the elegant family home in which Charles Hamilton, the first Bishop of Ottawa, was raised at Hawkesbury, ...

February 2025 Issue

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Archbishop Anne Germond preaching at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa

Archbishop offers inspiration for facing the challenges of the new year

Written by

Leigh Anne Williams

Seasons and cycles

As each calendar year progresses, we mark time with hours, days, weeks and months. In our diocese we are blessed to experience all four seasons ...

Written by

Bishop Shane Parker

Cornerstone's new emergency shelter on Carling Ave.

Housing crisis adds pressure on Cornerstone shelter, Belong Ottawa and other agencies

Despite more than doubling its capacity in 2024, Cornerstone Housing for Women’s emergency shelter is forced to turn away more than 100 women seeking help ...

Written by

David Humphreys

The Rev. Margo Whittaker, Dr. Sarah Johnson, Bishop Shane Parker, Josh Barrett-Zentner and Charlie Scromeda

Clergy and Staff News — February 2025

Clergy news The Rev. Julian Campbell has been appointed Rector of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Wichita, in the Diocese of Kansas, effective Jan. 13, 2025. ...

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Perspective

Palestinian student visits and shares experiences in Jerusalem

Let Light Shine: The Canadian campaign for St. George’s College Jerusalem that aims to raise $250,000 to support the college during the current war is ...

Written by

Leigh Anne Williams

From our Bishop

When the prayers of our hearts cannot be put into words

February 20, 2025

There are 800 hectares of forest in the Gatineau Hills that are very familiar to me. I lived on the edge of this forest for ...

Seasons and cycles

January 20, 2025

As each calendar year progresses, we mark time with hours, days, weeks and months. In our diocese we are blessed to experience all four seasons ...

An appeal from our partners in Jerusalem

December 26, 2024

The Old City of Jerusalem has eight gateways, each one offering a distinctive portal into the place where many generations of pilgrims remember the death ...

Reflection

Reflections on the Cross

February 20, 2025

For me the journey of Lent is dominated by the long shadow of the Cross. The meaning of Christ’s sacrifice and my understanding and response ...

Reflection by

The Rev. Canon Stewart Murray

Love yourself as your neighbour

January 20, 2025

A few years ago, I was feeling uncertain about a sermon I wrote for the Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17). The Gospel reading itself is ...

Reflection by

The Rev. Rosemary Parker

Le Credo de Nicée

January 20, 2025

Quelqu’un m’a demandé il n’y a pas longtemps pourquoi nous récitons le Credo ou Symbole de Nicée lors de l’Eucharistie dominicale. Pourquoi introduire dans un ...

Reflection by

Le révérend chanoine Kevin Flynn