Commentary

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, ...

Black and white image of Saint Mark's church being built.

Ottawa, Saint Mark

Glenn J Lockwood September 1, 2021

On a summer evening just before dusk in 1955, in a part of the City of Ottawa that had not yet quite fully adjusted to ...

Who are we?

Heather Mallett September 1, 2021

I am not a racist. At least, that’s what I thought, until I read the book, Waking Up White by Debby Irving. The author writes as ...

Aboriginal singers in front of the Canadian Parliament

Listening to Indigenous voices and hard truths

Leigh Anne Williams September 1, 2021

At a loss about what to write or how to address the shock, grief and shame felt across the country as news of the unmarked ...

collage of photos of a rainbow from a kayak

Paddling out of the storm

Bishop Shane Parker September 1, 2021

Last summer I took myself up to a large lake in Algonquin Park for an annual three-day silent, solo, retreat. Like all of you, I ...