Commentary

A Prayer Adapted from one by Theresa of Avila

Paul Dumbrille May 1, 2021

We have no hands but our hands, to do your work today. We have no feet but our feet, to lead others in your way. ...

Archive photo of the interior of Trinity Anglican Church, Ottawa

Ottawa, Trinity

Glenn J Lockwood May 1, 2021

Trinity Church, Ottawa South, had humble beginnings in 1876, with its first worship services held in a local temperance hall. By the end of the ...

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, ...

Franktown, Saint James

Glenn J Lockwood April 1, 2021

We think of the late nineteenth century as an era of church building. In what is now the Diocese of Ottawa some 87 churches were ...

Praying with the prayers of the saints

Paul Dumbrille April 1, 2021

Christians who have gone before us provide inspiration and examples of living the Christian life. They can also provide us with prayers that we can ...

Waiting on God

Rev. Colin McFarland April 1, 2021

It’s been over one year and I’m still waiting. Waiting for life beyond colour coded stages. Waiting for a vaccine. Waiting in lineups for groceries. ...

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 ...

Silver Creek, Saint Thomas

Glenn J Lockwood March 1, 2021

We see here the Church of Saint Thomas, Silver Creek in the Deanery of West Quebec, as photographed by Brian Glenn on 7 May 2009. ...

Hospitality as a remedy for division

Rev. Dr. Jon Martin March 1, 2021

If you’re anything like me, you can’t help but be aware of the social and political division that is unfolding in our midst. The recent ...