This February, twobishops shocked their communities by announcing their retirements. PopeBenedict XVI’s decision to retire was an enormous break with tradition.The bishop of British Columbia, James Cowan, decided to retire at age61.
I had no idea that my mind would retire at the same time as the rest of me. One of the great attractions of living
It is the first time in many years that I have some free time on a Saturday morning. The email says they are going to
She stands in the gritty parking lot, her eyes brimming with tears. Hot tears of outrage. “How can this be? How can there be no
Some years ago, an airline pilot flying a long night flight invited his two teenage children into the cockpit. Like any proud father, he wanted
‘If the church dies because people reject Christ’s radical call to justice-the social form of love-that’s one thing. But if it dies because we made
They looked pretty disappointed. “We’d love to, but….” I’d said on the phone that I’d be happy to talk about baptizing their baby. He’s a
STANDING IN THE SNOW was a young woman holding a baby. Illustration: SRF She was worried and didn’t tell her boyfriend. She went to the
Illustration: Sam Wilson We’ve all heard stories like it. The young girl is sitting in the office, her eight-year-old body shaking with shame. At terrible
"Sometimes I sit there in church on the verge of hysterics,” he says. “I look around and I know everyone else thinks it makes sense.
‘Perhaps the cross is indeed God’s great “plus” sign for humanity- and we should say so.’ “WHAT ARE ALL the plus signs for?” the six-year-old
When two straight men meet for a series of same-sex lunches, anything can happen. Canon Harold Munn recalls the year of living dangerously. More important,
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