Commentary

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, ...

Anglican Church Women

Perspective January 1, 2021

Dear friends, These long months of dealing with COVID-19 have been a brand-new experience for all of us. Easter, summer holidays, Thanksgiving and now Christmas ...

Cathedral Deanery

Glenn J Lockwood January 1, 2021

We see here Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, as photographed from the southwest by William James Topley in 1899. So inferior was the design reputation of ...

Remember that we do not walk alone

The Rev. Canon Stewart Murray January 1, 2021

In the ending of the old year and the beginning of the New Year we are bombarded with endless lists of the top 10 movies, ...

Bishop John and Catherine Chapman enjoying his retirement.

I’ve given up waiting!

The Rt. Rev. John Chapman January 1, 2021

Like many of you, I keep hoping that next month may be different and finally I might have the opportunity to see the “face of ...

A Few of My Favourite Things

Leigh Anne Williams January 1, 2021

While news of vaccines on the way are a bright point of hope, it seems we all have some months ahead of coping with a ...

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 ...