The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe

The Privilege of Gererosity: More Than Just A Meal

Emmaus House is a downtown ministry in St. John’s operated by the Anglican parishes of St. Michael’s, St. Thomas’s and…

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World Without End: Letting Go of Permanence

‘Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost…’ Since the 16th century, Anglicans have…

Robot Rector: Computer-Generated Sermons

I had been reading about people using Artificial Intelligence (or AI) to write text for them. You can enter a…

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Anticipate, Control, Trust

The hardest part of my struggles with anxiety was learning how to live with it. My therapist used to regularly…

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Stepping Back So That Others Can Step Up

Last year, I wrote about how we need to stop talking about people working for the church as if they…

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St. John’s Congregation Sells Their Building

On Sunday the 27th of November, the congregation of St. Michael and All Angels said goodbye to the building that…

When You’re Irreplaceable

Taking time off for mental health leave was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in twenty years…

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Confirmation Preparation in The Transfiguration Mission

Ordinarily, candidates for confirmation might only see their bishop when the day of their confirmation arrives. Bishop Sam Rose tells…

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God Guard Thee, Newfoundland

As I started writing this column, people were up in arms about Memorial University’s decision not to include the Ode…

Speaking of Mental Health…

Conversations about mental health are important conversations to have. We’re getting better about having them and treating them as normally…