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The Golden Jubilee of the BCP

The year 2012 is full of anniversary celebrations.  It is the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Diamond Jubilee of the accession of

Mixed picture of Mormonism

With a Mormon candidate as a frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, The Book of Mormon, a hit musical playing on Broadway, and polygamy-themed

Bred in our funny bone

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, one of the classics of Canadian literature. When it was published in

What is your Lenten practice?

VORACIOUS READER “I get a couple of books and when Lent comes, start into them. I love it!”illustrations by David Shaw Pop culture may love

Pile of irrelevance

Illustration:David Anderson http://davidandersonillustration.com Thanks to bishop Mark MacDonald for putting in print questions that are so important for our church to face (What will they

What about Attawapiskat?

About 20 Attawapiskat families were slated to move into temporary shelter before Christmas to escape households without running water or toilets. Photo: Reuters Several yeas

More than 30 people have reportedly been killed across Afghanistan following the the burning of copies of the Quran by members of the U.S. military. Photo: Ben Mitchell

OIC deplores Afghanistan killings

Geneva – The head of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Feb. 27 condemned as “deplorable” a recent spate of violence and killings

Archbishop Douglas Hambidge with Archbishop Fred Hiltz, right. Photo: Saskia Rowley Fielder

From hierarchy to community

From where I sit now, the church looks very different than it did when I used to sit in the sanctuary. And as I move

Episcopal churches are marking the start of Lent by taking Ash Wednesday to American streets. Photo: Jennifer Balaska

Ashes to go

More than 40 Episcopal parishes in 11 states will take to the streets on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, marking the beginning of the holy season

Hillsong Pentecostal Church attracts 900 Parisians per service. Photo: Joshua Veitch-Michaelis, Wikimedia Commons

Evangelical churches net French youth

The atmosphere is like a pop concert: in a darkened theatre in the lively Montparnasse area of Paris, hundreds of young people sing catchy songs

Majority of Israeli Jews are believers

More than 70 per cent of Jews living in Israel say praying can improve life. Photo: Mikhail Levit According to a recently published survey, 80

Call for action on suicide prevention strategy

The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention says that political action could save lives. Photo:kwest Cynthia Patterson, suicide prevention program co-ordinator for the Council of the

Get with the program

The January issue of the Journal contains disquieting news affecting the future of our church. The diocese of Ontario is suspending four programs, including two

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