Hadani Ditmars, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:37:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Hadani Ditmars, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Singing, sfeehah and the priesthood of all believers https://anglicanjournal.com/singing-sfeehah-and-the-priesthood-of-all-believers/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:16:15 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214539 When I was asked to do a reading last month at a special ordination ceremony for three new priests and a deacon, I had a rather unexpected experience.

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]]> 214539 Praying for peace and freedom in Bethlehem https://anglicanjournal.com/praying-for-peace-and-freedom-in-bethlehem/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:02:09 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214191 While Muslims everywhere know where Mecca is, many Christians are at a loss to describe Bethlehem as a city in Palestine, let alone one under siege.

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]]> 214191 ‘We are in a constant state of anxiety’ https://anglicanjournal.com/we-are-in-a-constant-state-of-anxiety/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:54:59 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=213504 St. George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad—the only Anglican church in Iraq—has always offered a window into the state of things in this often troubled nation, which is still recovering from more than three decades of war, sanctions and invasions.

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]]> 213504 What you are seeking is seeking you https://anglicanjournal.com/what-you-are-seeking-is-seeking-you/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:42:44 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=213227 Editor’s note: The following article is based on a reflection published this spring on the website of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. The author has updated it in light of more recent events in the Holy Land.   “What you are seeking is seeking you.” – Rumi   Sometimes the distance, as Leonard Cohen wrote, “between […]

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