
Standing with those who seek peace and reconciliation
A number of years ago, I was privileged to represent the Anglican Church of Canada at an awards ceremony in Rideau Hall. The Imagine a Canada
The Rt. Rev. Shane Parker is the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.
View all posts [email protected]A number of years ago, I was privileged to represent the Anglican Church of Canada at an awards ceremony in Rideau Hall. The Imagine a Canada
The photograph accompanying this column was taken on March 13, 2020, a couple of days before everything changed in a heartbeat, and we took up
I have written before about my snowshoe travels in the snow-laden forests of Algonquin Park—trips that lasted several days between destinations, by way of frozen creeks,
I write this column in early Advent, as the “New Year” of the church has just begun. When you read this column, the new calendar year
For a number of years, just before and after the turn of the millennium, I wrote for the Ottawa Citizen in a weekly feature called
As the child of Irish immigrants, I grew up with the expression “back home.” We moved frequently as a military family and, without a permanent
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada called upon the federal government, in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, “to establish, as a statutory holiday,
Last summer I took myself up to a large lake in Algonquin Park for an annual three-day silent, solo, retreat. Like all of you, I
It is very hard to believe that one year ago, on May 31, 2020, the day of Pentecost, I was consecrated to be your bishop.
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May we dwell on this land with peace and respect.
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