Ontario Premier Mike Harris has called on churches to support his controversial work-for-welfare program. He accused some church groups of wanting to keep welfare recipients
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Summer Bible program cancelled The popular Vacation Bible School program in the Diocese of Calgary, which has enabled two-person teams of young Anglicans to offer
A favourite cartoon of mine shows a crowd of anonymous people, each looking concerned. Above every head a thought balloon reads, “But what can one
Lieutenant Pat Jessup of army public affairs adjusts the hat of a Kosovar refugee boy at Camp Aldershot. About 500 of 2,000 refugees destined for
DALE LANG’S RESPONSE to the shooting death of his son Jason gave people something to think about. In some television reports the day after the
For the third year in a row, the Associated Church Press has named the Anglican Journal Best in Class. Judges from the University of Oregon’s
THE PARISH OF St. Aidan’s, Toronto, was in real trouble a few years ago. There was talk of reduced ministry, since the congregation had declined.
Entertainer Eric Nagler takes his music to children in the Balkans on a tour to help them deal with the trauma of war. IN THE
FOR 35 years, Van Morrison has carved a unique musical niche. Though the hit singles have been rare since his early days, his fame has
Priest resigns after sentencing Wayne Lynch, former rector of St. John’s, Fairview in Halifax, has resigned as a priest after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting
Ignatieff Toronto A program manager with UNICEF Canada with broad experience in the field of development work, fundraising and working with volunteers has been selected
The title page of Mattins set to music by John Merbecke in 1550. ON THE 450th Anniversary of the first Book of Common Prayer it
The pope has been recognized as the overall authority in the Christian world by an Anglican and Roman Catholic commission that described him as a
Art work from the travelling exhibit The Invisible Made Visible: Angles from the Vatican, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto: The Assumption of
One of the children who participated in workshops entitled Mapping Our World, funded partly by the PWRDF, where they share their life experiences. Blood drips
Video wins award Anglican Video has won a Bronze Reel Award at the International Television and Video Association Festival for the program The Power Within:
OUR SECULARIZED Western society may have failed to appreciate the full significance of the religious and cultural context in the Balkans. The cultural fault-lines lie
Bishop Donald Harvey, the third bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, is encouraged by the challenges that face the people of diocese’s 42 parishes. In
Ottawa Canadian churches, including the Anglican Church of Canada, are welcoming the federal government’s debt-relief plan but say more must be done. The strategy, announced