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When storm clouds come your way

Bishop Shane Parker November 1, 2023

Late last summer, while walking on a long stretch of beach off the west coast of the Netherlands, I was lulled into deep contemplation by ...

A view of the horizon from Masada, Israel

Stepping out toward a new horizon

Bishop Shane Parker October 1, 2023

There is a mountain fortress called Masada near the Dead Sea in Israel, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert. The mountain’s steep cliffs ...

Following in Jesus’ footsteps through Jerusalem and Galilee

Bishop Shane Parker March 1, 2023

I know only a few words of Arabic, the language spoken by our partners in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. One beautiful, frequently used phrase ...

Living faithfully doesn’t just happen

Bishop Shane Parker February 1, 2023

In early January I went to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ottawa East to donate a number of items left over from a renovation ...

Tall evergreen tree reaching above the rest of the forest in Gatineau Park

When the prayers of our hearts cannot be put into words …

Bishop Shane Parker January 1, 2023

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 ...

Looking past distractions to remember what matters most at Christmas

Bishop Shane Parker December 1, 2022

In December, when our minds stretch to imagine the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, be mindful of the many cultural layers that have been placed ...

Stay warm in heart and spirit when the chill winds blow

Bishop Shane Parker November 1, 2022

I am fond of November, a month when nature shifts from the richness of autumn, with its pungent smells, colourful leaves, golden days, and temperate ...

We are free to make our path into the possibilities we see before us

Bishop Shane Parker October 1, 2022

After the Lambeth Conference ended in early August, I travelled up to Edinburgh for a vacation in the County of Sutherland in northwest Scotland. The ...

Lambeth 2022: Walking together for the sake of the world God loves

Bishop Shane Parker September 1, 2022

I write this column from Canterbury, England, as the 15th Lambeth Conference ends. The Conference drew together more than 600 bishops representing dioceses and Christian ...