Opinion

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Working and Walking Alongside Each Other

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner September 1, 2025

A year ago, the membership of PWRDF was presented with the proposal to change its name. Over the years, a growing number of people advocated ...

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Bishop John Organ Columns

Discipleship in Difficult Times

Bishop John Organ September 1, 2025

I am mindful that when it comes to personal emotional, psychological, and spiritual seasons, some of us may be in the midst of a winter ...

Emily Rowe Columns

Rooted, Growing, and Changing

Emily Rowe September 1, 2025

In For All The Saints, a publication from the Anglican Church of Canada giving us the readings and explanations for each feast day in our ...

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Emily Rowe Columns

A Voice In The Wilderness

Emily Rowe June 1, 2025

At the end of this month, the Church will be celebrating John the Baptist—cousin of Jesus, and the last of the Old Testament prophets. For ...

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The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten Columns

Feast of Love

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten June 1, 2025

What is it that we mean when we tell someone that we love them? There are lots of four-letter words in the English language that ...

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The Rev’d Andreas Thiel Columns

Reflections From The Table

The Rev’d Andreas Thiel June 1, 2025

There are many things that I appreciate about life in rural Newfoundland. One of them is the way community life naturally includes the church. As ...

Glynda Seaborn June 2025

Letter to the Editor

Glynda Seaborn June 1, 2025

The recent challenges faced by clergy and parishioners at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist—and, more broadly, throughout the Diocese of Western Newfoundland—have once ...

The Rev'd Amber Tremblett Columns

Two Recent Poems

The Rev'd Amber Tremblett June 1, 2025

As we move toward the end of Spring and prepare for Summer, I invite you to read some of my latest reflections on Creation and ...

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Bishop Samuel Rose Columns

The Beauty of Small Churches

Bishop Samuel Rose June 1, 2025

In a world that often celebrates the grand and the large-scale, there is a quiet, enduring beauty in the small churches that dot the landscapes ...

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The Rev’d James Spencer Columns

Taking the Church to The “Young People”

The Rev’d James Spencer May 1, 2025

A fellow member of the clergy asked me the other day about my views, as a parent of teenage and pre-teenage children, on the struggle ...