When Michael Ingham, bishop of the dioceseof New Westminster, begins his retirement at the end of August thisyear, it will be the denouement of the 20-year career of one of the Anglican Church of Canada’s longest-serving and most controversial bishops.
On April 3, Ottawa’s Saint Paul University awarded John Baycroft, the former bishop of Ottawa, with the Eugene de Mazenod medal.
On April, 6, Archdeacon of York Peter Fenty, who has also been servingas executive officer to the bishop of Toronto, was elected as suffraganbishop for the diocese of Toronto. Once he is consecrated as bishopon June 22 at the Cathedral Church of St. James in downtown Toronto, hewill be the first bishop of African descent in the Anglican Church ofCanada
The Six Nations Anglican Parish and surrounding communities nearBrantford, Ont., are mourning the loss of a well-loved and powerfulleader, Nina Burnham, 86, who died on April 1. Burnhamwas a respected leader locally, but also within the Anglican Church ofCanada.
When El Salvadoran anti-mining activist Vidalina Morales de Gámez travels across Canada to speak to Canadians about the effects of gold mining and the activities of Canadian mining corporations in her country, she brings photos.
Shortly after the Vatican announced that Cardinal Jorge Bergogliohad been elected Pope, the new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby,the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, offered him awarm welcome as successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
Jazz great John Coltrane’s music may not usually be thought of as spiritual or religious music, but the Rev. Jamie Howison’s new book, God’s Mind in That Music, explores its spiritual influences and themes.
Over the next year, young adults at All Saints’ Anglican Church in Windsor, Ont. will get to know their contemporaries from other faith groups through
The new moderator of the United Church of Canada says Christians, rooted in the story of the crucifixion and resurrection, should be “brave enough to
Anita Bundy, who passed away on Oct. 23 at the age of 93, was a “natural revolutionary,” says the Rev. Clarke Raymond. Raymond was the
There are many approaches to Back to Church Sunday. From polished videos produced by the U.S.-based Back to Church Sunday organization, to newspaper ads to
For 2013, the Parish of the Good Shepherd in Mount Pearl, Nfld. is offering a six-year Bachelor of Arts degree program in theology that will
The diocese of Edmonton has passed a motion that will allow clergy to bless civilly married same-gender couples on a case-by-case basis. Clergy will ask
There are many approaches to Back to Church Sunday. From polished videos produced by the U.S.-based Back to Church Sunday organization, which some parishes in
Across the country, many parishes will be hosting Back to Church Sunday services this Sunday, but there is growing emphasis on extending the idea beyond
For Giles Walker, the process of writing Wake Me in the Morning—a book about attending Bishops College School (BCS) in Lennoxville, Que. in the 1950s—required
“I believe in faith in action,” says Lucy Talgieh, one of two international delegates who came to Canada as a part of Kairos Canada’s Women of Courage tour this month.
Bishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson of the diocese of Qu’Appelle has been elected the new bishop for the diocese of Calgary. He replaces Bishop Derek Hoskin, who
Mariamo Mahamade (above) was the first woman to become a member of the Caixa credit union in Mozambique. The charcoal entrepreneur paid five cents for
Jennifer Henry, the new executive director of Kairos, takes her career-long walk with those striving for social justice to the next level. Photo: Contributed As
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