Anglican Journal

For how many Christians does the suggestion that Lent be passed in a quiet spiritual reflection, deepened by the sacrifice of frivolities, bring to mind vaguely the thought that "God is a spoilsport?"Tom Harpur's answer is, for "still too many." As Mr....

While the editors of Musician Magazine include him on the list of the top 100 guitar players of this century, Al Anderson has been largely unknown by the wider public throughout a 30-year career.Younger contemporary music followers know him as one of...

TorontoBoxes of archival material unearthed after the Diocese of the Arctic moved its offices from Toronto to Yellowknife could provide the church and the country a window to the past in Canada's northern frontier.Archivists involved say the project,...

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em is the message behind the latest marketplace ministry venture of four Diocese of Kootenay clergy, youth ministry staff, and Archbishop David Crawley.Following on the heels of "Ski with Bishop Dave" weekends for youth,...

Prince Albert, Sask. Two Anglican and a Roman Catholic bishop have waded into the touchy subject of race relations here, calling upon the mayor and city council to honour the recommendations of a 1993 government inquiry. Bishops Tony Burton and...

Toronto A sexual harassment hearing against national church treasurer Rob Armstrong has been terminated. Panel chairman Chris Riggs released a written decision Feb. 12, stating the hearing ended because of complainant Pauline Hedmann's decision...

Another round of episcopal elections is looming as the Diocese of Qu'Appelle moves to set a date to elect a new bishop to succeed Bishop Eric Bays, who steps down at the end of August and two northern dioceses consider adding suffragan bishops. ...

Do we need ordained ministry? That was one of the questions that emerged at a conference on local ministry near Regina a few weeks ago. Local ministry is a term used to refer to a type of non-traditional parish structures. Traditional in this...

`What's in a neem?' In Uganda earlier this year I was delighted to be asked to plant a tree in the archbishop's new garden. For one thing, the Primate of All Ireland had planted a tree the same day, and for another, few things are as simple, life-giving...

A Church of England priest has criticized the women bishops in the Anglican Communion for having cancelled a proposed meet-and-greet tour of the English church last month. Rev. Donald Reeves, rector of St. James' Church, near London's Piccadilly...

There can be no doubt that Mark's passion narrative would make for a wonderfully vivid -- albeit, terrifying -- dream. Betrayal, abandonment, slander, judgement, psychological abuse, intense physical suffering and finally death itself all play their...

Toronto The church's three national fund-raisers all got an end-of-the-year boost from donors and exceeded their targets in two cases. The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund saw its donations increase from the 1995 total. In 1996, it...

Toronto Insurance for some dioceses could more than double in order to protect them from lawsuits involving clergy and other church workers accused of sexual abuse. In fact, insurance which protects against claims of sexual and physical abuse...

In speaking about the importance of evangelism in the ministry of the church, and in seeking to help equip people to share their faith more confidently and, hopefully, more effectively, I find that two issues frequently arise.First, participants in faith-sharing...

Church leaders, including our own Primate, have apologized formally to First Nations people for pain and cultural damage during a century of church-operated Native Residential Schools. Under the Indian Act. churches were both instruments of and partners...

London (ENI) - For loving couple Shirley Wilson and Rodney Earnshaw it was "the day we can never recreate" - a perfect Church of England wedding with full dress and flowers in a Victorian parish church. The pair, both aged 25, had saved for three years...