January 2022 Issue
General Synod may revisit rules for membership, voting
When it meets next summer, General Synod is expected to vote on a set of proposals concerning its own rules for membership and voting.
‘Realistic hope’ needed as church weighs pandemic’s toll, primate says
The pandemic has left its mark on the church in many ways—including, possibly, a permanent decrease in in-person attendance—and new spiritual resources will be needed ...
Choosing life over consumption in a time of crisis
“Multitudes [upon] multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.” (Joel 3:14) Whatever the original ...
‘The climate conversation will define us’
I've been involved in the Anglican church’s response to the climate crisis for a few years now. At one point, early on, I proudly told ...
CoGS joins call against forcible correction of children
CoGS has endorsed a statement calling on the federal government to repeal a section of the Criminal Code of Canada that authorizes parents, guardians and ...
B.C. floods prompt Anglican vigil, support
As November floods brought death and devastation to parts of southern British Columbia, Canadian Anglican offered prayers and help to residents.
‘We look at it as God’s money’
Amal Attia, a former private-sector chief financial officer (CFO) and controller, has been appointed as the Anglican Church of Canada’s new treasurer and CFO.
Can running bring you closer to God?
Over the centuries, many people have associated closeness to God with a sense of oneness, and they’ve sought that oneness in a range of ways—prayer, ...
Epiphany and our call to inner sight
Seeing is a prominent theme in the stories and parables of Jesus. Although sometimes it is in the context of stories of the healing of ...
Sacred Circle continues to refine key documents of Indigenous church
A November meeting of Sacred Circle, a gathering of Indigenous Anglicans from across Canada, saw members continuing to polish a pair of foundational documents for ...
