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Temptation

Melanie Clarke February 1, 2023

February is the beginning of Lent. The tradition in my family and many Christian families is to give up something for Lent. As a teenager, ...

brochure of planned giving information for Anglican EastNL

Kevin Smith Columns

How Will You Be Remembered?

Kevin Smith February 1, 2023

For the last month or so, I have been working on revising the old planned giving brochure, which was called “Introduction to Planned Giving.” That ...

Emily F. Rowe Columns

Taking A Risk

Emily F. Rowe February 1, 2023

When I took this job, I decided that it wouldn’t be fair to talk about my own parish a lot. It’s worth saying though that ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

Stepping Back So That Others Can Step Up

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe February 1, 2023

Last year, I wrote about how we need to stop talking about people working for the church as if they were ‘volunteers’ and start talking ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim February 1, 2023

In the aftermath of the Kosovo war, involving the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the former federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the ...

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten Columns

Let’s ignorE Negative Thinking

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten February 1, 2023

A number of years ago, while in the days of searching and seeking other Christian denominational traditions, one of the things that I used to ...

The Rt. Rev'd Samuel Rose Columns

A Colourful Lent

The Rt. Rev'd Samuel Rose February 1, 2023

One of the most intimidating moments for a painter is staring at a blank canvas. Devoid of colour, line, or shape, the blank canvas represents ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

A New Year’s Suggestion

Melanie Clarke January 1, 2023

My career was as a teacher. Like my father before me, I taught English. I had the opportunity to teach many poems, plays, essays, novels ...

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner Columns

Week of Christian Unity—Why Bother?

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner January 1, 2023

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an initiative of the World Council of Churches, takes place each year from January 18-25, between the feats ...

The Rev’d Michael Li Columns

Formed From the Dust

The Rev’d Michael Li January 1, 2023

The cosmos is not eternal because it is slowly dying. It is running out of usable energy. Matter is not eternal. Indeed, most stars take millions of years ...