Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Author at Anglican Journal

Living the gospel is listening—and responding

Archbishop Linda Nicholls April 1, 2024

Recently I spoke with a group of new clergy at a post-ordination gathering. They are all in the early years of ministry and bring enthusiasm and energy to their desire to serve the gospel. I was envious as I recollected my own enthusiasm in ministry 39 years ago. However, I also recalled times when I was too sure that I knew the “right” way to do things and held too firmly to one perspective, missing the grace of needed nuances or of different ways of being or doing.

Celebrating the gift of an all-accepting love

Archbishop Linda Nicholls March 1, 2024

Human beings were created by the love of God for love of God and neighbour, expressed in a variety of ways through friendship, marriage, family

Remembering the humanity of our leaders

Archbishop Linda Nicholls February 1, 2024

There is great excitement when someone in your family or parish is ordained. A sense of pride and joy permeates the congregation and there are

God, our companion in the new year

Archbishop Linda Nicholls January 3, 2024

As a student I loved September! The beginning of a new school year meant a fresh start with a new teacher and a stack of

Harbingers of hope in a strife-torn world

Archbishop Linda Nicholls December 1, 2023

The outbreak of war in the Holy Land began with the horrific attack by Hamas on civilians in Israel and escalated to an attack on—and,

Discipleship is for every baptized Christian

Archbishop Linda Nicholls November 1, 2023

In September the internet was flooded with “first day of school” pictures—the photos parents had taken of their offspring standing on the porch, backpacks filled

Let’s lose—and find—ourselves in community

Archbishop Linda Nicholls September 29, 2023

When I moved to London, Ont. I was immediately struck by the community spirit here, something I’ve rarely experienced in much larger cities. Almost everyone

Reflections on General Synod and Assembly

Archbishop Linda Nicholls August 31, 2023

Writing only days after the conclusion of the Assembly and General Synod 2023 held in Calgary, let me reflect on some aspects of this synod

General Synod: The unifier of our diverse church

Archbishop Linda Nicholls June 1, 2023

One of the joys of travelling again for me is the opportunity to see the diversity of our church from sea to sea to sea.

How shall we live, in an era of VUCA and BANI?

Archbishop Linda Nicholls May 1, 2023

We live in a world of acronyms—especially as Anglicans! BAS, BCP, PWRDF, ACoC, CoGS, HofB* … All are ways to refer quickly to something that

Finding help in turbulent times

Archbishop Linda Nicholls March 31, 2023

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where will my help come?” (Psalm 121:1) This cry speaks to our hearts as we look

Called to self-examination

Archbishop Linda Nicholls March 1, 2023

On Ash Wednesday we committed ourselves to a season of “prayer, fasting and self-examination.” We all know that we fail to fully live into our

The dilemma of MAID

Archbishop Linda Nicholls February 1, 2023

The conversation about medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada began out of a desire to ease the transition to death for terminally ill people experiencing intractable pain and suffering. After discussion and debate, Canada in 2016 legally permitted access to MAID for adults facing imminent death due to terminal illness, if they were deemed to be suffering intolerably.

Feed your soul, and let God be revealed

Archbishop Linda Nicholls December 19, 2022

Teachers quickly discover there are a variety of learning styles in any classroom. Some students need to move; they experience learning through their bodies. Others

Saying yes to God’s call—one seed at a time

Archbishop Linda Nicholls December 1, 2022

In 1979, 16-year-old Jadav Payeng dreamt of reforesting an island in the Brahmaputra River near his home in India. More than 40 years later, 550 hectares of forest now is home for wildlife and lost biodiversity has been restored. He did that by planting one tree every day since 1979.

On my new role with the Anglican Communion, and the ties that connect us

Archbishop Linda Nicholls October 31, 2022

During the summer it was announced I had been elected to the Anglican Communion’s primates’ standing committee as the regional primate of the Americas, succeeding

Lambeth: joys, challenges—and calls to answer

Archbishop Linda Nicholls September 29, 2022

At the end of the Eucharist we often are dismissed with the words, “Go in peace to love and serve the Lord,” reminded that the

Is Lambeth worth it?

Archbishop Linda Nicholls July 25, 2022

Why is the Lambeth Conference important? It’s one of the “instruments of unity” for Anglicans. We have repeatedly learned that the most important element in sustaining unity is meeting with one another.

Through brokenness to the kingdom of God

Archbishop Linda Nicholls June 1, 2022

As a young Christian I was captivated by Jesus’ vision for our human community rooted in love and lived with mercy, compassion, justice and human dignity. Jesus called as his disciples a diverse bunch of people, yet he drew them into a community of apostles who would change the world after the resurrection.

Faith and making it through the whitewater

Archbishop Linda Nicholls May 2, 2022

I like to have a clear path from the acknowledgment of a problem to its solution. If something is wrong, fix it. If it is

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