Bishop Shane Parker, Author at Perspective

Bishop Shane Parker

The Rt. Rev. Shane Parker is the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.
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ARTICLES

The provenance of Sister Jerusalem

Bishop Shane Parker May 1, 2021

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,

The Aedicule and rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

The hope we need to sustain us can never be destroyed

Bishop Shane Parker April 1, 2021

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

The making of Brother Thankful

Bishop Shane Parker March 1, 2021

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

The Judean Wilderness, seen from the Wadi Qelt lookout, Lent 2019.

When the desert blooms, life begins anew

Bishop Shane Parker February 1, 2021

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,

Grand Lake, Algonquin Park, January 2011

Listening and learning in the deep winter forest and on our journey through the pandemic

Bishop Shane Parker January 1, 2021

I have spent many hours on snowshoes. When I was a young man, I would travel with friends for several days in the snow-laden forests of

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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