Commentary

Pussy willow branches in the spring sunshine.

Where does our help come from?

Probably the hardest part of a clergy person’s job is dealing with death. Through the many joys of ministry, we never know when death and ...
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Alleluia! Christ is risen

The Rev. Canon Stephen Silverthorne’s reflection offers “good news for all who are burdened by the cares of this life.”
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Black and white photo of the entrance to a grand house.

Hamilton Hall, Hawkesbury — Stormont Deanery

This gracious image, a small snapshot, shows Hamilton Hall—the elegant family home in which Charles Hamilton, the first Bishop of Ottawa, was raised at Hawkesbury, ...
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Tall evergreen tree reaching above the rest of the forest in Gatineau Park

When the prayers of our hearts cannot be put into words

There are 800 hectares of forest in the Gatineau Hills that are very familiar to me. I lived on the edge of this forest for ...
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T-shirt with inspiring emojis

Love yourself as your neighbour

A few years ago, I was feeling uncertain about a sermon I wrote for the Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17). The Gospel reading itself is ...
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Church of the Epiphany, Barry’s Bay — Deanery of the Northwest

Here is Church of the Epiphany, Barry’s Bay, photographed by Brian Glenn on 23 June 2010.  It appears rather unusual for an Anglican house of ...
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Le Credo de Nicée

Quelqu’un m’a demandé il n’y a pas longtemps pourquoi nous récitons le Credo ou Symbole de Nicée lors de l’Eucharistie dominicale. Pourquoi introduire dans un ...
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Seasons and cycles

As each calendar year progresses, we mark time with hours, days, weeks and months. In our diocese we are blessed to experience all four seasons ...
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small green seedling

Le repentir : Le chemin de la vie

English translation Tout au long des Écritures, nous entendons l’appel à la conversion par la repentance. Jean le Baptiste a appelé les gens à une ...
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