Columns

Our Church Cannot Move Forward Without Reconciliation

Emily Rowe May 30, 2023

On June 24th, we remember the birth of John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus, and the one who baptised Jesus in the Jordan. He’s ...

Bishop Samuel Rose Columns

Deepening Relationships, Part I

Bishop Samuel Rose May 30, 2023

What do you think is the hardest part about following Jesus? Do you think the most challenging part is letting others know you are a ...

Kevin Smith Columns

My Last Column

Kevin Smith May 30, 2023

In 2000, I was approached by Archdeacon John Robertson, the senior planned giving Officer for the Anglican Church of Canada, and was asked if I ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim May 1, 2023

Perhaps we could not continue the way we are if we had constant, hands-on reminders of God’s existence. If God in all her majesty stood ...

The Rev’d Michael Li Columns

After the Great Flood

The Rev’d Michael Li May 1, 2023

The narratives in Genesis 1-11 are highly figurative in their language. They introduce the story of God’s people which begins with the call of the ...

Kevin Smith Columns

Father Tom and A Sense of Humour

Kevin Smith May 1, 2023

The web is loaded with stories about weird clauses in wills that defy common sense. Some of them are funny. Some are not. One story ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

In Search of Perfection

Melanie Clarke May 1, 2023

When springtime comes to Newfoundland and Labrador, we are never sure what to expect. The weather is certainly very unpredictable, and one day it could ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

World Without End: Letting Go of Permanence

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe May 1, 2023

‘Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost…’ Since the 16th century, Anglicans have said those words at the ...

Bishop John Watton Central Newfoundland

A Bishop’s Letter Written To You From The Holy Land

Bishop John Watton May 1, 2023

Friends, as I write this, it is Wednesday March 15th, and I write to you from the town of Nazareth. It is getting late here, ...

Ford Matchim April 2023

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim April 1, 2023

Many scholars opine that John’s Gospel was written in the late first century CE, at a time when Christians were continuing to live as Jews, ...