Opinion

God Guard Thee, Newfoundland

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe December 1, 2022

As I started writing this column, people were up in arms about Memorial University’s decision not to include the Ode to Newfoundland as part of ...

The Rev’d James Spencer Columns

Lego As An Ecclesiastical Metaphor

The Rev’d James Spencer December 1, 2022

If there’s one thing I am known for, among those who have more than a passing knowledge of me, it is that I am a ...

Emily Rowe Columns

Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep

Emily Rowe December 1, 2022

I have a lot of favourite Christmas specials and movies. There’s the Muppet Family Christmas, A Christmas Story, and A Child’s Christmas in Wales. And ...

Bishop John Watton Central Newfoundland

Bishop John Watton’s Christmas Message

Bishop John Watton December 1, 2022

Many pieces of scripture other than the narrative of Jesus birth speak to me. One of the most powerful scriptures in my heart is from ...

Bishop John Organ Columns

Bishop John Organ’s Christmas Message

Bishop John Organ December 1, 2022

I am writing my Christmas Message for Anglican Life on October 13th due to the early deadline for print publication. Here in Corner Brook it ...

Bishop Samuel Rose Columns

Bishop Samuel Rose’s Christmas Message

Bishop Samuel Rose December 1, 2022

Like many, I watched the “historic” commercial space flight by Blue Origin last year with William Shatner—Captain Kirk himself—on board. It made history because Shatner ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim November 1, 2022

To believe or not believe in a person, idea, or thing, requires us to exercise our mind and our judgment. We tend to internalize the ...

people in front of the tapestry for Thursdays in Black

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner Columns

Thursdays In Black: Why it Matters

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner November 1, 2022

I first heard of wearing black on Thursdays when I was a partner from the Anglican Church of Canada to the National Church Council of ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

Speaking of Mental Health…

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe November 1, 2022

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

Kevin Smith Columns

Denise Rees: A Glowing Example of Witnessing

Kevin Smith November 1, 2022

Over the past 22 years I have been blessed to encounter some marvellous individuals who have contributed significantly to their church. One such individual was ...