Stretching souls through Christian spirituality
Diana Swift
October 1, 2012
When the Ven. Dr. Ellen Clark-King was working as a spiritual director, she kept mentally reaching for a book on the shelf to lend to
When the Ven. Dr. Ellen Clark-King was working as a spiritual director, she kept mentally reaching for a book on the shelf to lend to
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
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.
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 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
The late Peter Lougheed, the former premier of Alberta who died in Calgary on Sept. 13 at age 84, was honoured Friday afternoon at a
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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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