
From the High Arctic to the national capital
In 1996, the Right Reverend Paul Idlout became the first Inuk bishop in the world. Paul, with his father Joseph and four other traditional Inuit hunters, were famously
The Rt. Rev. Shane Parker is the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.
View all posts [email protected]In 1996, the Right Reverend Paul Idlout became the first Inuk bishop in the world. Paul, with his father Joseph and four other traditional Inuit hunters, were famously
When my children were little, a cherished routine was to “tell the story of the day” at bedtime. It was a lovely way to connect
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,
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May we dwell on this land with peace and respect.
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