Martha Tatarnic, Author at Anglican Journal

Are the Olympics Good News?

Martha Tatarnic — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:51:53 +0000

How the games are shot through with both sin and grace It’s hard to argue with my daughter. When she takes the time to be critical of something, she comes loaded with information and well-reasoned, clearly-articulated arguments. She thinks the Olympics are scandalous. Her viewpoint on this is bolstered by her experience in our church, […]

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Burnout is the whole church’s problem

Martha Tatarnic — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:10:05 +0000

In my recent book, Why Gather? and during the talks I’ve given about it across Canada, I’ve spoken openly about my struggle with burnout in ministry. Although I didn’t want to admit it at the time, I went into 2020 actively wondering if there was something else I could do with my life. With the […]

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We Don’t Do That Anymore

Martha Tatarnic — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:00:55 +0000

On Ash Wednesday afternoon, I made my way through the snow to a last-minute appointment with a therapist.

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A royal bridge-burning

Martha Tatarnic — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:24:58 +0000

What should the Commonwealth hear in Prince Harry’s tell-all—and what does it mean for the church?

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Ministry is an impossible job

Martha Tatarnic — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:41:56 +0000

And why clergy burnout is something you should care about “I haven’t heard from you since March!” one parishioner said to me accusingly on the phone when I called to check in. “You never called—I thought you didn’t care,” another commented bitterly. “Nobody reaches out, nobody is there to pray with us or ask how […]

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‘We’re all rooting for you’

Martha Tatarnic — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:01:05 +0000

Reflections on beginning in ministry I can tell by the way you’re searching For something you can’t even name That you haven’t been able to come to the table Simply glad that you came. -Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jubilee I can now sleep the night before I preach—soundly, even, if I’m lucky. But there were many […]

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The body knows

Martha Tatarnic — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:09:06 +0000

My body has been shooting me a lot of false signals during this pandemic.

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Our eucharistic prayer matters—and not just for us

Martha Tatarnic — Thu, 28 May 2020 18:00:37 +0000

I am a priest of the church. Since the pandemic started and the bishops of our Anglican churches in Ontario decreed a eucharistic fast, I have not had any desire to celebrate the Eucharist without my community. I can’t even honestly say that I have missed the Eucharist. I miss gathering with my church. I […]

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The Grace of Being Stuck

Martha Tatarnic — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:16:08 +0000

My friend Cheryl and I were planning a trip to the Holy Land during Lent. We were to fly out on March 8th and spend nine days seeing as much of Jerusalem and surrounding area as possible. Although the coronavirus and its impact had been moving slowly toward us in Canada for months, and although […]

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