April 2025

Woman puts an Elections Canada sign for voting up.

All Saints’ Westboro hosted election issue discussion

David Humphreys April 10, 2025

Parishioners from All Saints’ Westboro and First United Church came together with Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) on a rainy Saturday in April to consider ...

Exterior view of St. John Innisville, black and white photo

Saint John, Innisville — Deanery of the Southwest

Glenn J Lockwood March 20, 2025

The former Saint John’s Church, Innisville looks almost timeless in its rural setting, at least when viewed in daytime. This photograph from fifty years ago ...

The cover of Canon Gilbert's autobiography, which he published in 2018.

Remembering the Rev. Canon William Gilbert

Perspective March 20, 2025

The Rev. Canon William Gilbert, a retired priest of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa and former editor of Crosstalk, passed away on Jan. 27, 2025 ...

The Nicene Creed: Unity in diversity

The Rev. Canon Kevin Flynn March 20, 2025

With the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea falling this year, I tried in my last piece to account for the Creed’s place in ...

Le Symbole de Nicée : l’unité dans la diversité

Le révérend chanoine Kevin Flynn March 20, 2025

À l’occasion du 1700e anniversaire du concile de Nicée qui a lieu cette année, j’ai tenté dans mon dernier article de rendre compte de la ...

Pussy willow branches in the spring sunshine.

Where does our help come from?

The Rev. Canon Stephen Silverthorne March 20, 2025

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 ...

Black History Month panelists and moderator sit at a long table.

One Love — Panel discusses Black contributions to peace

Leigh Anne Williams March 20, 2025

St. Thomas the Apostle also hosted a Black History Month panel discussion on Feb. 15. With Dr. Joy Mighty moderating, the chosen theme was Black ...

Katherine Shadbolt Parker, Bishop Shane and the Rev. George Kwari and Epiphania Kwari.

St. Stephen’s celebrates Black History Month — dining, drumming and dancing

Leigh Anne Williams March 20, 2025

St. Stephen’s in Ottawa hosted a party on Feb. 14 that included a wonderful buffet of African and Caribbean dishes and an interactive drumming workshop ...

Sharon York, passionate former director of the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, mourned

Leigh Anne Williams March 20, 2025

Sharon York, the former executive director of the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre, died on Feb. 5, 2025 at the age of 68 following a sudden ...