Opinion

Father Tom and A Sense of Humour

Kevin Smith May 1, 2023

The web is loaded with stories about weird clauses in wills that defy common sense. Some of them are funny. Some are not. One story ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

In Search of Perfection

Melanie Clarke May 1, 2023

When springtime comes to Newfoundland and Labrador, we are never sure what to expect. The weather is certainly very unpredictable, and one day it could ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

World Without End: Letting Go of Permanence

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe May 1, 2023

‘Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost…’ Since the 16th century, Anglicans have said those words at the ...

Bishop John Watton Central Newfoundland

A Bishop’s Letter Written To You From The Holy Land

Bishop John Watton May 1, 2023

Friends, as I write this, it is Wednesday March 15th, and I write to you from the town of Nazareth. It is getting late here, ...

Ford Matchim April 2023

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim April 1, 2023

Many scholars opine that John’s Gospel was written in the late first century CE, at a time when Christians were continuing to live as Jews, ...

Allison Billard April 2023

Experiences With A “Dry February”

Allison Billard April 1, 2023

Following all the overindulgence associated with the festive Christmas season, I decided that I would do a “Dry February,” where I would consume no alcohol ...

Ellen Reid April 2023

Two Winter Poems

Ellen Reid April 1, 2023

Winter Hymnal for a Sunday Morning Said Eucharist Surrounded by a silence that only a stone Cathedral encapsulates we hear music. The rhythmic clink and ...