The Rev. Dr. Gary Nicolosi, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:47:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg The Rev. Dr. Gary Nicolosi, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 The promise of peace in a less than perfect world https://anglicanjournal.com/the-promise-of-peace-in-a-less-than-perfect-world/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-promise-of-peace-in-a-less-than-perfect-world/#respond Thu, 09 May 2013 22:48:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/the-promise-of-peace-in-a-less-than-perfect-world/ A few years ago CBC reported on a special community meeting between police officials and parents in Abbottsford, British Columbia. The subject was predators, psychopaths and drug pushers-how to recognize them, what to do about them and how to protect our children from them. Not a pleasant topic, to be sure, but a symptom of the kind of world we inhabit.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-promise-of-peace-in-a-less-than-perfect-world/feed/ 0 102233 Believing in a world like this https://anglicanjournal.com/believing-in-a-world-like-this/ https://anglicanjournal.com/believing-in-a-world-like-this/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:18:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/believing-in-a-world-like-this/ What does it mean to believe in God in our world? For some of us,belief may not come easy. I think of the people who come to the parishoffice seeking a food voucher. Many have physical or mental healthproblems, and they are simply unable to work or hold a steady job.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/believing-in-a-world-like-this/feed/ 0 102090 Called to mission https://anglicanjournal.com/called-to-mission/ https://anglicanjournal.com/called-to-mission/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:02:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/called-to-mission/ If you happen to come across a prayer book from the U.S. Episcopal Church, check the calendar of saints. You'll find that April 8 commemorates William Augustus Muhlenberg, an outstanding 19th-century priest and pastor in New York City.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/called-to-mission/feed/ 0 102096 The “why” question https://anglicanjournal.com/the-why-question/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-why-question/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:37:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/the-why-question/ As a priest, I have had to ministerto parishioners in deep personal crisis, experiencing grief, loss,heartbreak and tragedy. Numbed and benumbed by their circumstances, thefirst question they usually ask is, "Why?"

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-why-question/feed/ 0 102215 Anxious times demand a courageous response https://anglicanjournal.com/anxious-times-demand-a-courageous-response/ https://anglicanjournal.com/anxious-times-demand-a-courageous-response/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:22:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/anxious-times-demand-a-courageous-response/ At a luncheon conversation with clergy friends, the question arose, "What is the biggest problem facing the church today?"

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/anxious-times-demand-a-courageous-response/feed/ 0 102086 The power of teamwork https://anglicanjournal.com/the-power-of-teamwork/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-power-of-teamwork/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:28:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/the-power-of-teamwork/ "You didn't build that!"This phrase from an election campaign speech was uttered by U.S.President Barack Obama last July in Roanoke, Virginia.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-power-of-teamwork/feed/ 0 102231 Your ordination to ministry https://anglicanjournal.com/your-ordination-to-ministry/ https://anglicanjournal.com/your-ordination-to-ministry/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:27:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/your-ordination-to-ministry/ Do you remember when you were ordained? You are, you know, ordained. Youare a minister of the gospel. In the early rites of baptism, the churchmade this clear. The newly baptized Christian was given a white robe,symbolic of the new life now being lived.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/your-ordination-to-ministry/feed/ 0 102259 Where we least expect to find him https://anglicanjournal.com/where-we-least-expect-to-find-him-11377/ https://anglicanjournal.com/where-we-least-expect-to-find-him-11377/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/where-we-least-expect-to-find-him-11377/ Few figures in the Bible capture our imagination as much as the Magi. Wedon't know who they were or where they came from, so they remainshrouded in mystery. We know only what the Bible tells us: they left thesecurity of their home to follow a star.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/where-we-least-expect-to-find-him-11377/feed/ 0 102255 The God of unlikely places https://anglicanjournal.com/the-god-of-unlikely-places-11366/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-god-of-unlikely-places-11366/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/the-god-of-unlikely-places-11366/ In August 1865, an Episcopal priest from Philadelphia by the name of Phillips Brooks embarked upon an extended trip to Europe and the Holy Land. On Christmas Eve Brooks joined in worship at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem. The service, which lasted five hours, made an indelible impression on his life. This […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-god-of-unlikely-places-11366/feed/ 0 116266 Reflections on the Newtown shooting https://anglicanjournal.com/reflections-on-newtown-shooting-11362/ https://anglicanjournal.com/reflections-on-newtown-shooting-11362/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/reflections-on-newtown-shooting-11362/ “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.” [Mt. 2:18] The shooting of 20 children and six school officials in Newtown, Connecticut, has shocked the world. We don’t expect such a thing to happen, certainly not here in […]

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