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Marie et l’espoir du temps de l’Avent

English translation  Le temps de l’Avent, avec ses oracles prophétiques, ses hymnes élégiaques et ses prières, accélère notre désir de voir venir « le Jour ...
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Church of the Agony in the Kidron Valley, Israel. Photo: Dean Richard Sewell

Advent and Christmas in a time of war: the Four Last Things

The ancient city of Jerusalem is bordered by two valleys, Gehenna and Kidron. The latter is also known as the Jehosophat Valley in the Old ...
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Bishop Shane gives the blessing in Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa.

Bishop’s Charge envisions a thriving church that is ready to serve

1 In my charge to Synod last year, I spoke of how Henry Chadwick, a prolific church historian, described the church as a stained-glass window—reflecting ...
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All Saints Church, Petawawa at sunset.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas

“In the dark quiet of Advent, where the light of day comes late each morning and flees early each evening, we wait for the coming ...
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Qu’est-ce que le bonheur?

Les mots « anglican » et « anglicanisme » dérivent du latin ecclesia anglicana, qui signifie simplement « l’église anglaise ».​ La forme de christianisme ...
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Military chaplains bless parishes and are blessed by them

The Anglican Church of Canada has a long history of supporting members of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families sending priests to serve in ...
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Looking west from Binn Mhairg in Connemara

We are part of creation

County Galway nestles into the midpoint of the west coast of Ireland. The beautiful region of Connemara reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean, with the ...
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Christ Church, Bells Corners — Deanery of West Ottawa

One of the most plaintive inquiries ever received at the Diocesan Archives is for a photograph of the brand, spanking new frame Christ Church, Bells ...
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The Rev. Herbert O'Driscoll

In memory of the Rev. Thomas Herbert O’Driscoll

We have recently learned of the death of the Rev. Herb O’Driscoll. I first encountered Herb in Ottawa in the mid 1960s when the Sunday ...
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