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It’s the beginning of a new year again, and with Epiphany upon us, I  often drift back to something that…

What does it mean that the earth was formless, empty, and dark (Genesis 1:2a)? Before I deal with this question,…

The gospel for the first Sunday after Epiphany tells the story of Jesus going into the temple at the age…

Spirituality is, hence its description, a deeply personal and individual experience. People feel closeness with God through a variety of…

In many Anglican churches, the priest will hold up the bread for the Eucharist, either during or after the Eucharistic…

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” – Mother Theresa Happy New…

“Longing for light, we wait in darkness…” begins the hymn “Christ, Be Our Light” by Bernadette Farrell. A few years…

I will admit I am not a mother who takes great joy in the magic and make believe side of…

My colleague from Vancouver, Glen Mitchell, tried this approach a number of years ago and I thought it would be…

This is the last column written by Ronald Clarke for Anglican Life; it appeared in the December 2021 print issue…