Something new waits to be born
Archbishop Linda Nicholls
September 8, 2020
Going back is never what you thought it would be! Do you remember returning to your hometown and discovering a new building on the corner?
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Going back is never what you thought it would be! Do you remember returning to your hometown and discovering a new building on the corner?
For many reasons, including the changes brought about by the pandemic, I have found myself reflecting on what it means to “be church”—and in particular, what it means to be the Anglican Church of Canada.
Everyone looks forward to those moments in our lives that mark something significant.
At the 2008 Lambeth Conference, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, then chief rabbi in England, was a guest speaker at one of the plenary sessions.
Sometimes there is a certain Canadian smugness expressed when we see the dire situation of our neighbour to the south. We shake our heads and
The 1990s were designated the Decade of Evangelism by the Lambeth Conference of 1988. The Anglican Communion was called to share the Good News of
As I write this, we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown. A skiff of snow lies on the ground outside my window.
When we can gather at a watercooler at work or in the pub with friends, we enjoy expressing our opinions on the latest sports events,
Reflections on the new life of the Primate A few years ago, “zoom-zoom” referred to a Mazda car commercial. Today people are more likely to
All around us, creation is waking up from its winter hibernation. Birds have returned from their wintering places; snow is melting; grass is greening; and
When we first heard the orders to self-isolate or go into quarantine due to COVID-19, there was a faint hope that, of course, this would
As a young person in the church, I was taught that the first words to be spoken on Easter morning—and to everyone you met that day—were: “ALLELUIA, CHRIST IS RISEN!” and, in response, “THE LORD IS RISEN INDEED, ALLELUIA!”
Holy Week has always been an important touchstone for my faith and ministry. It is the week at the very centre of our faith story
At a recent meeting those present acknowledged that nothing will ever be the same again, even after the urgency of COVID-19 has passed. In that
The most challenging question for any person of faith is “Where is God in the midst of suffering?” It is the question that is on
We are facing an unprecedented pandemic in the COVID-19 crisis. Although we have seen serious illnesses emerge in the past 20 years, we have not
There is no doubt that human beings fail to live up to our highest ideals. Open a newspaper, listen to the radio or see a photo
Can you imagine our church without the music, art, stained glass, hangings or sculptures that adorn our worship life?
In the fall, the Council of General Synod and the House of Bishops heard the Rev. Neil Elliot’s statistical report.
Farmers and shepherds know the patience needed to tend the land or animals, knowing that they cannot control many of the factors they depend on—the sun or rain, the predators or growth. They have endurance and perseverance in the face of uncertainties and also have capacity to see beauty in the world around them in the most ordinary moments.
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