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Leigh Anne Williams

  • Leigh Anne Williams joined the Anglican Journal in 2008 as a part-time staff writer. She also works as the Canadian correspondent for Publishers Weekly, a New York-based trade magazine for the book publishing. Prior to this, Williams worked as a reporter for the Canadian bureau of TIME Magazine, news editor of Quill & Quire, and a copy editor at The Halifax Herald, The Globe and Mail and The Bay Street Bull.

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Changing with the times

This remains a win-win situation. The sale of this land will give our diocese some urgently needed financial breathing room, while also leaving open the

A force for good or evil?

Is religion a force for good in the world? That was the question that brought former British prime minister Tony Blair to a stage in

B.C. property decision upheld

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals of a November 2009 Supreme Court of British Columbia decision. The decision had ruled that the

Balanced budget for 2011

The Council of General Synod (CoGs) unanimously approved a balanced budget for the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod in 2011 when it met in

Is religion a force for good in the world?

Former British PM Tony Blair debates author and atheist Christopher Hitchens. Photo: Tom Sandler It was one of the hottest tickets of the pre-Christmas season

Extreme makeover

Henriette Thompson Photo: SFR Restructuring at the Anglican Church of Canada head offices in Toronto has resulted in the closure of the Partnerships department as

CoGS backs nationwide fundraising initiative

Suzanne Lawson Photo:Leigh Anne Williams The Council of General Synod (CoGS), which met in Mississauga, Ont. this past weekend, approved several resolutions for a nationwide

CoGs approves balanced budget for 2011

Members of Council of General Synod discuss a resolution. Photo: Leigh Anne Williams Council of General Synod (CoGs) unanimously approved a balanced budget for the

The power of just one song

Cynthia Patterson: Canada is the only G8 country without a suicide prevention strategy. Photo: Synod on Demand, www.anglican.ca Cynthia Patterson is encouraging Canadian Anglicans to

General Synod cuts back

Restructuring and layoffs were announced at the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada on Oct. 5. Fourteen staff positions were affected. Although the

‘Comforted by their faith’

Lieutenant Navy Carol Bateman is a battle group chaplain who travels to visit the troops at forward operating bases in combat zones. She usually spends

Silent Night Sunday: sing it proud

First, Canadian Anglicans sang the hymn, “Amazing Grace,” raising $95,000 for a suicide prevention project created by the Council of the North. Now, Canadian Anglicans

New Chaplain General a man with a plan

Support from the Anglican Church of Canada has been tremendous, says McLean. Brigadier-General Karl McLean is a man with a plan. An Anglican priest appointed