Indigenous relations

Garden box with vegetables and St. Bartholomew's church in the background on a sunny day.

St. Bartholomew’s cultivating a garden and meaningful connections in its community

Judy Wiesinger August 31, 2026

From empty box to Three Sisters Garden: A story of being a church in the community The box was empty. More than 300 visitors had ...

Feather at Epiphany is set on small stones like one would find at a river

Listening to Indigenous voices

Perspective August 31, 2026

Here are a few good opportunities to listen and learn from Indigenous peoples and perspectives this fall: Together for Nature tour — Sept. 15 The ...

Sacred items on a red, black, white and yellow quiilt

All My Relations Circle shares ideas and inspirations

Karen Luyendyk, Kathryn Fournier January 1, 2026

There was an online gathering of the All My Relations (AMR) Circle, which includes members of the AMR Episcopal Panel as well as anyone from ...

Reading Larry Audlaluk’s What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile

Aileen Lamont January 1, 2026

To walk in the kamiik of a High Arctic dweller is not practical, for that Inuk would be soulless, soleless and freezing. However, to listen ...

Reading for reconciliation

Perspective August 24, 2025

In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, members of the Journeying as Allies book discussion group have compiled a list of thought-provoking ...

Composer Andrew Balfour brings diverse people and musical traditions together

Leigh Anne Williams August 24, 2025

Singers from many different choirs across the city gathered at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa on June 14 for a workshop with renowned composer and director ...

Ceramic feathers can serve as a seed for a germinal ritual of reconciliation

The Rev. Canon Dr. Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Joshua Zentner-Barrett August 24, 2025

Did your parish receive a white ceramic feather in 2019? How has the feather shaped your community’s engagement with Indigenous justice over the last few ...

St. John's parishioners gather by the Mādahòkì sign.

Visiting Mādahòkì Farm and the Spirit horses

Perspective May 23, 2025

A group of parishioners from St. John the Evangelist in Ottawa made a trip to Mādahòkì Farm on a chilly, grey day at the end ...

Cree composer Andrew Balfour brings his innovative music to Christ Church Cathedral in June

Leigh Anne Williams April 25, 2025

Editor’s note: This story has been revised to include changes to events on June 14. A Saturday afternoon event marking the 10th anniversary of the ...