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The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-TurnerColumns

A Holy Answer to A Simple Question

How was Kenya? A simple question without a simple answer. This past June, I travelled with other members of the Board of Alongside Hope to ...
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Emily RoweColumns

Our Christian Vocation of Peace

It’s November again, and on the 11th, we gather together for Remembrance Day—a solemn occasion with years of tradition and significance. We will wear poppies; ...
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Bishop Samuel RoseColumns

A Message in A Bottle: God’s Unexpected Answers

Our Christian faith invites us to trust God’s mysterious ways, casting our hopes and prayers into God’s care, much like a message adrift in a ...
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The Rev’d Andreas ThielColumns

A Sacred Gesture

On Sunday, June 29th, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Ontario was filled with worshipers who gathered for the installation of our new Primate, Archbishop Shane ...
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The Rev'd Amber TremblettColumns

Youth Are The Present

Why aren’t the young people coming to church anymore? I hear this question so often from faithful Anglicans. It’s a valid one that I believe ...
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The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey PettenColumns

Prayer—Action, Place, Conversation

During this past summer, in the course of the lectionary, we were given St. Luke’s account of the Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1-13). In my time ...
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Bishop John WattonCentral Newfoundland

Barefoot Theology

Writing this article was a time of intellectual and spiritual stargazing over a two-month period. I began brooding during the August heat wave. I was ...
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The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-TurnerColumns

Working and Walking Alongside Each Other

A year ago, the membership of PWRDF was presented with the proposal to change its name. Over the years, a growing number of people advocated ...
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Bishop John OrganColumns

Discipleship in Difficult Times

I am mindful that when it comes to personal emotional, psychological, and spiritual seasons, some of us may be in the midst of a winter ...
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Emily RoweColumns

Rooted, Growing, and Changing

In For All The Saints, a publication from the Anglican Church of Canada giving us the readings and explanations for each feast day in our ...
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