Harvey Shepherd, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:05:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Harvey Shepherd, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Rowan Williams, Charles Taylor call for robust dialogue on religion  https://anglicanjournal.com/rowan-williams-charles-taylor-call-robust-dialogue-religion/ https://anglicanjournal.com/rowan-williams-charles-taylor-call-robust-dialogue-religion/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:43:49 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=151106 Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor have called for more openness and dialogue among different faith traditions, saying there can be no single definition of religion that will fit all cases.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/rowan-williams-charles-taylor-call-robust-dialogue-religion/feed/ 0 151106 Bells in Thunder Bay church toll for Aleppo https://anglicanjournal.com/bells-in-thunder-bay-church-toll-for-aleppo/ https://anglicanjournal.com/bells-in-thunder-bay-church-toll-for-aleppo/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:50:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/bells-in-thunder-bay-church-toll-for-aleppo/ The cherished bells of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Thunder Bay, Ont., at the Lake Superior Lakehead, have been tolling daily in mourning for the thousands killed by bombing and other strife in Aleppo, Syria's largest city.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/bells-in-thunder-bay-church-toll-for-aleppo/feed/ 0 104138 Religion scholars release declaration of rights https://anglicanjournal.com/religion-scholars-release-declaration-of-rights/ https://anglicanjournal.com/religion-scholars-release-declaration-of-rights/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:53:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/religion-scholars-release-declaration-of-rights/ An international, interfaith group of scholars has released a document they hope will begin a new chapter in global discussion of human rights.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/religion-scholars-release-declaration-of-rights/feed/ 0 104204 ‘Cultural genocide and ecocide are deeply connected’ https://anglicanjournal.com/cultural-genocide-and-ecocide-are-deeply-connected/ https://anglicanjournal.com/cultural-genocide-and-ecocide-are-deeply-connected/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:59:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/name-86/ The executive director of a Canadian ecumenical justice coalition contributed a passionate voice Wednesday, August 10, to an international panel in Montreal calling for basic change in attitudes on environmental and social issues.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/cultural-genocide-and-ecocide-are-deeply-connected/feed/ 0 104121 Aboriginal faith coming out of hiding, says Indigenous bishop https://anglicanjournal.com/aboriginal-faith-coming-out-of-hiding-says-indigenous-bishop/ https://anglicanjournal.com/aboriginal-faith-coming-out-of-hiding-says-indigenous-bishop/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:31:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/aboriginal-faith-coming-out-of-hiding-says-indigenous-bishop/ An underground Christian faith existed among Indigenous peoples since the beginning of their contact with arrivals from Europe, Mark MacDonald, the national Indigenous bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, says.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/aboriginal-faith-coming-out-of-hiding-says-indigenous-bishop/feed/ 0 104127 Montreal cathedral appeals for help to repair spire, meet other needs https://anglicanjournal.com/montreal-cathedral-appeals-for-help-to-repair-spire-meet-other-needs/ https://anglicanjournal.com/montreal-cathedral-appeals-for-help-to-repair-spire-meet-other-needs/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:28:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/montreal-cathedral-appeals-for-help-to-repair-spire-meet-other-needs/ Montreal's Christ Church Cathedral faces financial challenges, as do other churches in Quebec, and its spire urgently needs work. However, an $8-million appeal to be launched publicly September 20 is about a lot more than that, says the dean and rector of the cathedral.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/montreal-cathedral-appeals-for-help-to-repair-spire-meet-other-needs/feed/ 0 104173 Montreal bishop to vote in favour of same-sex marriage https://anglicanjournal.com/montreal-bishop-to-vote-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage/ https://anglicanjournal.com/montreal-bishop-to-vote-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:28:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/montreal-bishop-to-vote-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage/ Diocese of Montreal Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson says that at next month's General Synod she intends to vote in favour of a motion calling for a change in the marriage canon of the Anglican Church of Canada to allow the marriage of same-sex couples.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/montreal-bishop-to-vote-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 104170 Anglicans join Montreal vigil for Orlando shooting victims https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-join-montreal-vigil-for-orlando-shooting-victims/ https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-join-montreal-vigil-for-orlando-shooting-victims/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:38:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/anglicans-join-montreal-vigil-for-orlando-shooting-victims/ A vigil Thursday evening, June 16, in the heart of the city's thriving Gay Village in memory of the 49 people killed by a shooter four days earlier in Orlando, Fla., attracted support from several Montreal clergy and lay people.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-join-montreal-vigil-for-orlando-shooting-victims/feed/ 0 104131 Green Churches Network turns 10 https://anglicanjournal.com/green-churches-network-turns-10/ https://anglicanjournal.com/green-churches-network-turns-10/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:59:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/green-churches-network-turns-10/ Members of environmentally conscious parishes of several denominations gathered in an outreach mission house in Montreal June 3 to commemorate a venture that began in the same place 10 years before.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/green-churches-network-turns-10/feed/ 0 104164 A liturgy for healing and reconciliation https://anglicanjournal.com/a-liturgy-for-healing-and-reconciliation/ https://anglicanjournal.com/a-liturgy-for-healing-and-reconciliation/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:45:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/a-liturgy-for-healing-and-reconciliation/ Some of the church gestures and documents aimed at reconciliation after past wrongs - like those associated with Canada's residential schools - already have the characteristics of liturgy, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, told an international gathering of specialists on liturgy on August 4.

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