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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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Reconciliation

Prior to attending the Lambeth conference this year, one of the many books I read in preparation was “Walking Together,…

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Together To Gather

This Christmas will be different. We’ll congregate once more inside a warm beautiful stone Church and we’ll do all that…

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The Spirit of Christmas

Every year around the end of November, there seems to be something in the air. A feeling comes over most…

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The Holiday Season: What’s Your Favourite Part? What Would Jesus’ Be?

Here we are again: the December issue of the paper, working our way through Advent and towards Christmas Day. Every…

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Stir Up

One of the traditions which has somewhat gone by the wayside is “Stir Up” Sunday. In The Book of Common…

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An Act of Kindness

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”…

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

As a member of the RCMP, I had many opportunities to observe people in the quiet of a courtroom, undertaking…

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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…

Lego As An Ecclesiastical Metaphor

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