Harold Munn, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Sun, 30 Jul 2017 14:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Harold Munn, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Freedom 55, 65, 75 or… https://anglicanjournal.com/freedom-55-65-75-or/ https://anglicanjournal.com/freedom-55-65-75-or/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:17:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/freedom-55-65-75-or/ 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.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/freedom-55-65-75-or/feed/ 0 103971 Free ferry https://anglicanjournal.com/free-ferry-10153/ https://anglicanjournal.com/free-ferry-10153/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/free-ferry-10153/ 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 in B.C. is that ferry rides are free for seniors. It’s even said that there is a seniors’ club that rides the three-hour return trip between Victoria and Vancouver each […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/view-from-the-pew-10078/feed/ 0 103979 When a non-believer is chosen https://anglicanjournal.com/when-a-non-believer-is-chosen-9996/ https://anglicanjournal.com/when-a-non-believer-is-chosen-9996/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/when-a-non-believer-is-chosen-9996/ 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 food on weekends?” We’ve just come from an informal committee of street people. I was impressed with how well organized the meeting had been and how gracious the chair was […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/when-a-non-believer-is-chosen-9996/feed/ 0 103981 The whole truth and nothing but the truth https://anglicanjournal.com/the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth-9817/ https://anglicanjournal.com/the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth-9817/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth-9817/ 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 his children to be inspired by his profession and to experience what it might be like to follow in his footsteps. He was careful to put the aircraft on autopilot […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth-9817/feed/ 0 103977 Understanding Passover https://anglicanjournal.com/understanding-passover-9664/ https://anglicanjournal.com/understanding-passover-9664/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/understanding-passover-9664/ ‘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 it boring, or accessible only to people with a classical education, that’s something else. “Anyone know what Passover is?” Blank stares. One of the kids had put his hand up […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/understanding-passover-9664/feed/ 0 103983 Shifting times https://anglicanjournal.com/shifting-times-9553/ https://anglicanjournal.com/shifting-times-9553/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/shifting-times-9553/ 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 nurse in emergency at the hospital and she is a dispatcher for the ambulance service. They are just the sort of young couple that our congregation needs. When they arrived […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/shifting-times-9553/feed/ 0 103974 Christmas with a twist https://anglicanjournal.com/christmas-with-a-twist-9460/ https://anglicanjournal.com/christmas-with-a-twist-9460/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/christmas-with-a-twist-9460/ 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 drugstore to get what she needed and now the five- minute wait in her bathroom seemed like nine months. Her heart stopped as she watched. At first misty, easy to […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/christmas-with-a-twist-9460/feed/ 0 103965 If I’d washed the dishes, my parents wouldn’t be getting divorced’ https://anglicanjournal.com/if-id-washed-the-dishes-my-parents-wouldnt-be-getting-divorced-9279/ https://anglicanjournal.com/if-id-washed-the-dishes-my-parents-wouldnt-be-getting-divorced-9279/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/if-id-washed-the-dishes-my-parents-wouldnt-be-getting-divorced-9279/ 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 cost to herself, she finally admits what she has done. Between sobs it comes out. Almost a whisper. “It’s my fault. I was selfish. I watched TV. I should have […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/if-id-washed-the-dishes-my-parents-wouldnt-be-getting-divorced-9279/feed/ 0 103963 Evidence of God https://anglicanjournal.com/evidence-of-god-9089/ https://anglicanjournal.com/evidence-of-god-9089/#respond Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/evidence-of-god-9089/ "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. But for the life of me, I can’t figure it out. A Really Big Being out there that comprehends every atom in the universe? That just boggles the mind. I […]

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