Opinion

Ronald Clarke, Melanie Clarke April 1, 2021

When my children were small, and we had recently moved to St. John’s, our family became members of the church of St. Mary the Virgin ...

Matthew Townsend April 1, 2021

Back in 2016, on the eve of our marriage, Kate and I considered where we might take a honeymoon. We lived in Rochester, New York, ...

Archdeacon Gerald Westcott April 1, 2021

Living life, even on a good day, is hard. Suffering is a non-negotiable component of the human condition. Too many people spend too much of ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe April 1, 2021

At the end of February, I caught a cold. I didn’t have a cough or a fever, but I had a runny nose and felt ...

Bishop Samuel Rose April 1, 2021

No, I’m not referring to the Rock N’ Roll band, although there is a rock, and it does roll. I’m speaking about Mark’s Gospel, chapter ...

The Rev’d James Spencer April 1, 2021

That is a question I have had come up in Bible study several times, and it is always fascinating to hear the debate around the ...

Emily Rowe April 1, 2021

The title for this column is hardly original; it’s a phrase that has been used for a long time, often quoted from the Roman writer ...

Bishop John Watton April 1, 2021

In the Diocese of Central Newfoundland, long before COVID-19, we began to use a number of words and phrases that were reflective of three things. ...

Kevin Smith April 1, 2021

It’s April and most of us have finished, or are in the process of completing, our annual tax returns for CRA. That includes putting together ...

Bishop John Organ April 1, 2021

The stone is rolled away! Death is defeated! Life is restored! Blow the trumpets! Make a great shout: Christ is risen! The Lord is risen ...