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Emily RoweColumns

Valentine’s Day: Bringing Warmth and Generosity in A Cold Month

The middle of this month brings us to Valentine’s Day. When I was young, I remember decorating a box for my school desk so my ...
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The Rev'd Amber TremblettColumns

When There’s Nothing To Say

I’m not sure how to describe the feeling I have as I write this column. The feeling of wanting, needing to write, but believing I ...
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The Rev’d Andreas ThielColumns

On Poetry

Some years ago, I served as chaplain in a city-owned long-term care facility. During that time, I developed a weekly program called Coffee with the ...
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Religious icon of an elderly man with a long white beard holding the Christ child.
The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey PettenColumns

God Is Found In Human Form

Last year, in the days leading up to the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord (Candlemas Day), I was scrolling the social media platform ...
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Orthodox fresco depicting the Last Supper with figures seated around an oval table.
Bishop John WattonCentral Newfoundland

That They May All Be One: A Journey Through The Eucharist

In early December, the Diocese of Central Newfoundland completed a course on the Holy Eucharist. That course was a journey through the roots of early ...
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Two statues of shepherds from Biblical times, and one of a sheep
Emily RoweColumns

The Shepherds: A Blueprint For Us Today

The Gospel that’s in the lectionary for January 1st this year is from St. Luke, and is about the shepherds who go to the manger ...
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High-angle view of a large congregation in a church.
The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-TurnerColumns

From Camp Songs To The Body of Christ

For many years, I served as a camp counsellor and director at Killdevil Camp. Anyone who has been to a summer camp knows that camp ...
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fishing ropes in a pile
The Rev’d James SpencerColumns

A New Year of Freedom: Trading Duty For Christ’s Love

It’s a tradition in my house that every New Year’s Day, as my wife, my children, and I sit down to eat, we talk about ...
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The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey PettenColumns

Light In The Darkness

In the years that I have been ordained, there have not been that many times where I have not celebrated the Eucharist on Christmas Day. ...
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The Rev'd Amber TremblettColumns

What Baseball Can Teach The Church

As I write this column the Blue Jays are tied 2-2 in the World Series. By the time this is published we’ll know who won. ...
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