Commentary

Matthew’s gospel guides us in understanding the nature of prayer

Paul Dumbrille December 1, 2021

Some time ago, in a place I can no longer recall, I came across a helpful reflection on Chapter 6 of the Gospel of Matthew ...

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

The Rev. Canon Stewart Murray December 1, 2021

One of the most intriguing traditions that surrounds the celebration of Christmas is that of nativity scenes that are found in our homes, churches and ...

Holding on to holy simplicity at Christmas

Bishop Shane Parker December 1, 2021

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 ...

Saint Anthony, Whitney

Glenn J Lockwood November 1, 2021

Saint Anthony as patron for this church stands out among Anglican patron saints. If there is a simple explanation, there may be a more complicated ...

The encompassing communion of “all my relations”

Bishop Shane Parker November 1, 2021

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 ...

Being still

Paul Dumbrille October 1, 2021

The progression of the Pandemic over the past many months has had many effects on our daily lives, including our opportunities for worship and prayer. ...

Stafford, Saint Patrick

Glenn J Lockwood October 1, 2021

Here we see Saint Patrick’s Church, Stafford, as photographed by the writer on a fine spring day in 1987. Both inside and out, Saint Patrick’s ...

Silver linings

Perspective October 1, 2021

Later, you will say to yourself, “I will always remember where I was when…” There are some moments in your life that are absolutely pivotal, ...

Bishop Shane and Albert Dumont walking on a path under a tree canopy

Reconciliation is not a spectator sport

Bishop Shane Parker October 1, 2021

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, ...