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    Diana Swift is an award-winning writer and editor with 30 years’ experience in newspaper and magazine editing and production. In January 2011, she joined the Anglican Journal as a contributing editor.

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The Rev. David Pritchard

Yukon reaches out to Horn of Africa

Like many Canadians, the Rev. David Pritchard of Christ Church Cathedral in Whitehorse was deeply disturbed by the horrific images of displaced and starving people

Bishop Thomas O. Morgan prepares to open the 100-year-old time capsule of St. John’s Cathedral. Photo: Derek Punshon

Back to the future

The year was 1912. The Titanic had sunk in April. King George V sat on the English throne. Sir Robert Borden was Canada’s prime minister.

O'GARA: theologian championed ecumenism. Photo: Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

Margaret O’Gara: 1947 – 2012

Margaret O’Gara, a distinguished professor of theology at the University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, died Aug. 16 at age 65, after a

The essence of church is threatened by racism, says a Canadian Council of Churches book. Photo: Kaarsten

Deconstructing white power and privilege

The Canadian Council of Churches has published an in-depth exploration of colour-based power in Canada. With the unwieldy title of Cracking Open White Identity towards

Mitochondrial replacement could prevent diseases passed on in a mother's DNA. Photo: Juan Gaertner

Three biological parents for babies?

The U.K.’s assisted-reproduction watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, is asking the British public to weigh in on a new technique that would use

Declining enrolment and increasing costs are forcing closure, says Bishop Jim Njegovan. Photo: File

Venerable Emmanuel & St. Chad’s to close

At its May-June meeting, the college council of the College of Emmanuel & St. Chad in Saskatoon made the decision to suspend college operations effective

‘Don’t play politics with marriage’

According to the London-based Coalition for Marriage (C4M), more than 600,000 people in the U.K. have now signed its petition opposing the redefinition of traditional

The sales of these two Qing dynasty chairs are a windfall for the impoverished parish of St. Matthias in Victoria. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby's, New York

Manna from St. Matthias’ mystery chairs

St. Matthias Anglican Church in Victoria is $630,000 wealthier after five minutes of frantic bidding on two 17-century Chinese chairs at Sotheby’s in New York.

U.K. seminar leader Michael Harvey says congregations could potentially double if every member invited someone to church. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Harvey

Fear keeps us from inviting others

The Anglican church’s five marks of mission include proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and nurturing new believers. Yet eight out of 10 Anglican

Christian Post tops religious website list

Religion and spirituality websites are attracting increasing numbers of visitors. The month of July 2012, for example, clocked a 10 per-cent increase in unique visitors

Photos like this one of the Western Sunday School Caravan Mission won't be so easy to access, thanks to federal cuts announced in April. Photo: General Synod Archives P7804-50

Budget cuts threaten church archives

Church and secular archivists across Canada fear that funding cuts to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will severely restrict their ability to acquire, preserve and

Racing with the Reverend

This month, the Rev. David Burrows will be revving up a sporty 2013 Toyota Scion and logging 2,200 kilometres through Newfoundland and Labrador in a

This is a Canadian problem’

The fourth national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), held in Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, was not just about the survivors. It was also about their children and grandchildren, said TRC Commissioner Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair.

Raising houses, restoring dignity

Photo: Courtesy of Valma Parsons Valma Parsons (in pink), an Anglican and retired teacher who lives in Spaniard’s Bay, Nfld., poses with the Canadian mission

Bishop Victoria Matthews of Christchurch, New Zealand, presides over the deconsecration of quake-devastated Christchurch Cathedral. Photo: Lloyd Ashton

Building for mission, not monument

In the wake of a whirlwind consulting tour visiting cathedral-restoration experts in seven different countries, the Rt. Rev. Victoria Matthews, bishop of Christchurch, N.Z., is

Supporting field workers

The church is uniquely positioned to engage isolated seasonal workers in ministry. Photo: Richard Thornton A few years ago, the Rev. Ted McCollum started noticing

First Nation diocese in 2014

Bishop Lydia Mamakwa Photo: Courtesy of Sagatay In the fulfilment of an aspiration long held by indigenous Anglicans in the north, the ecclesiastical province of

Missives of comfort

Photo: Diana Swift Evelyn Chipperfield may be turning 91, but she’s still living the Marks of Mission. The slim, elegant widow continues to reach out

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