Commentary

Black and white photo of St. Stephen's as it was being constructed

St. Stephen’s, Ottawa — Deanery of Central Ottawa

When we look at this photograph, we assume that we are looking at a new church under construction in an Ottawa suburb. That is to ...
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Book and other elements of church carried into the forest.

Creating church in the forest

There is something sacred, imperfect and beautiful when you take church into the forest. To walk along a path with a group of people, who ...
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Recommended books

Reading for reconciliation

In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, members of the Journeying as Allies book discussion group have compiled a list of thought-provoking ...
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Bishop and Primate-elect Shane Parker

A letter to the clergy and people of our diocese

June 27, 2025   Dear Clergy and People of our Diocese, Our journeys in faith often bring us to a place where we are faced ...
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The Reverend Al Budzin, Katherine Shadbolt Parker and Bishop at a recent parish visit in St Paul’s Osgoode.

An abiding sense of thanksgiving

In the early weeks following my consecration as your bishop on the Feast of Pentecost in 2020, we were in lockdown, and I was limited ...
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A large tree and river with Church of the Ascension in the distance

Church of the Ascension, Ottawa — Deanery of Central Ottawa

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if context in most situations is everything, setting may also reveal a great deal. It is no accident ...
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Embroidered Pentecost dove

Listening to and following the Holy Spirit

In what the Rev. Dr. Jesse Zink, principal of Montreal Dio College, calls this time of polycrisis, we are still called to rejoice in the ...
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close view of The Thinker statue by August Rodin

Qui suis-je ?

À la fin de mon adolescence, j’ai participé à un programme d’été organisé par l’Ordre of the Holy Cross, la Society of St John the ...
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Interior view of St. George's - black and white phooe

Saint George, Ottawa — Deanery of Central Ottawa

Saint George’s Church in downtown Ottawa seemed almost fated to be a centre of controversy. To begin with, this house of worship was built as ...
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