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Feast of Love

What is it that we mean when we tell someone that we love them? There are lots of four-letter words…

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Reflections From The Table

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

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Letter to the Editor

The recent challenges faced by clergy and parishioners at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist—and, more broadly, throughout the…

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Two Recent Poems

As we move toward the end of Spring and prepare for Summer, I invite you to read some of my…

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The Beauty of Small Churches

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

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Taking the Church to The “Young People”

A fellow member of the clergy asked me the other day about my views, as a parent of teenage and…

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Reflections From The Sky

Recently, while returning home on a flight from Toronto, I re-read my copy of Daybreak in Gaza. It is a…

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I Need Easter: Version 2.0

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Anglican Life entitled “I Need Easter.” At that time, as a…

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Holding Out Hope

I don’t know about you, but the beginning of 2025 has been exhausting. The trends we are witnessing in our…

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Grace

This being my first submission to Anglican Life, I offer these few words of introduction. I’m a relative newcomer to…