The encompassing communion of “all my relations”
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
The Rt. Rev. Shane Parker is the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.
View all posts [email protected]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.
Following the parish’s decision to disestablish, Bishop Shane shared these thoughts with parishioners when he announced that he was appointing the Rev. Tim Kehoe as Incumbent and
When I was consecrated and seated as the Bishop of Ottawa on May 31 last year—the Day of Pentecost—I was presented with a pectoral cross,
I have written before of pilgrimages to the land of the Holy One, and how I look forward to leading them again in the future. My
In mid-March last year, everything changed overnight. Words that had been abstract and distant suddenly became real and present: novel coronavirus; severe acute respiratory syndrome
One of the great joys in my ministry has been a close connection with our companion Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East. Since 2004,
Perspective is a publication of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, and is published 10 times a year (September to June) and is mailed as a section of the Anglican Journal.
Perspective acknowledges that we publish on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabe Nation.
May we dwell on this land with peace and respect.
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