Columns

The Reverence Trap: Dangerous Vocations

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe January 1, 2024

In previous columns, I’ve highlighted the challenges faced by clergy, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic’s initial lockdowns. I’ve shared personal strategies for maintaining mental health ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim January 1, 2024

Scripture writings are numerous on the importance of courage: against great foes (Judges 7:7-23); against great odds (1Samuel 17:32,50); when threatened (Daniel 3:16-18); when intimidated ...

Emily Rowe Columns

An Unexpected Divine Encounter

Emily Rowe January 1, 2024

On January 25th, the Church remembers the conversion of St. Paul. Unless we go to a church named for St. Paul, many of us might ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

2024 Begins!

Melanie Clarke January 1, 2024

January in Newfoundland and Labrador doesn’t usually bring much joy to those of us who live here. It’s the darkest, snowiest, windiest, and coldest time ...

The Rev’d Michael Li Columns

Meant For Good

The Rev’d Michael Li January 1, 2024

The Bible tells us that God is in control of all of life’s circumstances. If God is not in complete control, then who/what is? Karl ...

Bishop Samuel Rose Columns

Overturning Tables

Bishop Samuel Rose January 1, 2024

Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim December 1, 2023

The day set to go up Newman Sound Bay to Big Bight was a big deal. My father and his logging partner had already spent ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

The Greatest Gift of All

Melanie Clarke December 1, 2023

When I was eight years old, we moved from Kelligrews, Conception Bay South to St. John’s. At the time, Kelligrews was a small town and ...

The Rev’d James Spencer Columns

Trick or Treat?

The Rev’d James Spencer December 1, 2023

Trick or treat! It’s perhaps a strange thing to begin with, seeing as you’re probably reading this in December. “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” would ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

More Than Just A Girl’s Name

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe December 1, 2023

As I write, the homelessness crisis has become particularly visible in the tent city across from the Confederation Building, and Israel and Palestine are in ...