Matthew Puddister, Author at Anglican Journal

‘Something holy is happening here’: Episcopalians mobilize against ICE raids in the United States

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:46:18 +0000

Two stories are playing out in the United States amid ongoing raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting alleged illegal immigrants, according to bishops and clergy of The Episcopal Church who have participated in mobilizations across the country in response.

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Jonas Allooloo, key translator of first Inuktitut Bible, dead at 79

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000

Canon Jonas Allooloo, former dean of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut and a key member of the translation team that created the first Inuktitut Bible, died Feb. 23 in Ottawa at the age of 79.

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Western Arctic church replanting project seeks to rebuild congregations, strengthen local leaders

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:59:06 +0000

The Rev. Whitney DeWare’s first mission trip to Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., drove home for her the sense felt by many Christians in the Western Arctic that the church has abandoned or forgotten about them, she says. But it also showed her the enthusiasm with which they responded when visiting clergy reached back out to them.

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Primate speaks out on plight of Palestinian Christians after Holy Land visit

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:55:09 +0000

Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, visited the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem from Jan. 8 to 17.

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Cult of King Charles the Martyr reflects enduring political divisions

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:20:58 +0000

A cult of martyrdom began forming around Charles Stuart—who, as reigning monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland, was known as King Charles I—almost immediately after his execution for high treason on Jan. 30, 1649.

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Mixed-ecology church model growing in Anglican parishes

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:25:39 +0000

The Church of England declared in its vision and strategy for the 2020s that one of its three priorities was to “be a church where mixed ecology is the norm”. But the concept of a “mixed-ecology” church, in which a traditional parish co-exists with new expressions of church, has also become increasingly popular within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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Atlantic School of Theology receives US$2.5 million grant for ecumenical shared ministry training program

Matthew Puddister — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:26:15 +0000

The Atlantic School of Theology (AST) will establish a pioneering ecumenical shared ministries training program after receiving a US$2.5-million grant from the Lilly Endowment foundation.

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Primate urges Carney to implement universal basic income

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:00:33 +0000

Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has called on the federal government to implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI) “in alignment with the living wage for all Canadians.”

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Laverne Jacobs remembered as visionary leader of Indigenous ministries

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:30:24 +0000

“Icon.” “Visionary.” “Prophet.” “Role model.” These are some of the terms Indigenous Anglican leaders used in remembering Canon Laverne Jacobs, a trailblazing leader of Indigenous ministries in both the Anglican and United churches who died peacefully on Dec. 11 at the age of 83.

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Former general secretary Pollesel remembered as faithful servant

Matthew Puddister — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:08 +0000

Michele—also known as Michael—Pollesel, who served as general secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada from 2006 to 2011 and then as bishop of Uruguay, died Nov. 21 at the Ottawa Hospital after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76.

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