Columns

The Virtue of Gratitude

Kevin Smith October 1, 2022

“Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.” This quote by gospel singer Amy Grant kind of ...

Bishop Samuel Rose Columns

Ministry and Mental Health

Bishop Samuel Rose October 1, 2022

About a year ago, I made one of the most critical decisions in my life and ministry. In actual fact, the decision was made for me. ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

Welcome Back to Church!

Melanie Clarke September 1, 2022

Recently, a cousin of mine, brought my mother an old article he had saved from 1988. The article was from The Churchman, what is today ...

The Rev’d Michael Li Columns

Fill the Earth and Subdue It

The Rev’d Michael Li September 1, 2022

God is God; humans are not gods. God created the inhabitants of the sea and the birds, as well as humans. Since humans are created ...

Kevin Smith Columns

Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

Kevin Smith September 1, 2022

When a person dies, it is a sad occasion. Family members have to come to grips with carrying on living without their loved one and ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

When You’re Not Okay

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe September 1, 2022

In February, I had a mental health crisis: what we used to call a ‘mental breakdown’. As far as crises go, mine was pretty minor, ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim September 1, 2022

No God in essence renders our human status to that of any other living creature—say that of an earthworm. If no God, why indeed, in ...

Bishop John Watton Central Newfoundland

Surrounded With Light From the Past

Bishop John Watton September 1, 2022

Our superb Anglican Life Editor, Emily, makes sure that we bishops have a schedule for our columns. Faithfully, nearer the time the piece is due, ...

The Rev’d James Spencer Columns

Essential Stillness

The Rev’d James Spencer June 1, 2022

Sometimes we all need to experience stillness. It’s not an easy thing to do in today’s world. It seems that even when we’re alone we’re ...

Allison Billard Columns

Together, We Can Change The World–Slow and Steady Though It May Be

Allison Billard June 1, 2022

Am I the only one who gets overwhelmed at the sheer magnitude of bad things in the world? War, famine, climate change, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, ...