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Youth Are The Present

The Rev'd Amber Tremblett October 1, 2025

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 ...

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten Columns

Prayer—Action, Place, Conversation

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten October 1, 2025

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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Barefoot Theology

Bishop John Watton October 1, 2025

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-Turner Columns

Working and Walking Alongside Each Other

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner September 1, 2025

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 Organ Columns

Discipleship in Difficult Times

Bishop John Organ September 1, 2025

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 ...

Emily Rowe Columns

Rooted, Growing, and Changing

Emily Rowe September 1, 2025

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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Emily Rowe Columns

A Voice In The Wilderness

Emily Rowe June 1, 2025

At the end of this month, the Church will be celebrating John the Baptist—cousin of Jesus, and the last of the Old Testament prophets. For ...

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The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten Columns

Feast of Love

The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten June 1, 2025

What is it that we mean when we tell someone that we love them? There are lots of four-letter words in the English language that ...

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The Rev’d Andreas Thiel Columns

Reflections From The Table

The Rev’d Andreas Thiel June 1, 2025

There are many things that I appreciate about life in rural Newfoundland. One of them is the way community life naturally includes the church. As ...

The Rev'd Amber Tremblett Columns

Two Recent Poems

The Rev'd Amber Tremblett June 1, 2025

As we move toward the end of Spring and prepare for Summer, I invite you to read some of my latest reflections on Creation and ...