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Letters to the editor

A lonely effort to present alternative viewpointDear editor, I write in response to Geoff Woodcroft (ADR work is about ‘wholeness and brokenness,’ February letters) and

Agenda promises tense primates’ meeting

Preparations for what has become an annual meeting of the Anglican Communion’s senior bishops, or primates, heated up in January with news that three U.S.

Volunteer needed

A Canadian-Anglican volunteer, preferably one who speaks or is willing to learn Spanish, is urgently needed to be a part of the pastoral team that

Jesus is a softie

Press here for inspiration The Holy Huggables collection, which includes talking versions of Moses, Jesus and Esther, is the inspiration of Cliff and Laureen Rockwood

Arctic insurance

The diocese of the Arctic’s executive committee has decided that all its parish buildings and contents be insured “for full replacement value,” after learning from

Journal Appeal comes close to 2006 target

The Anglican Journal‘s annual fundraising appeal collected $556,065 in 2006, just a hair shy of its goal of $560,000. “It was still a success since

UN convicts Rwandan priest of genocide

Nairobi The United Nations war-crimes court for Rwanda has convicted a Roman Catholic priest of genocide and sentenced him to 15 years for his role

Online musings about God, life

“In 2006, I met God,” writes Laura Marie Piotrowicz, an Anglican youth, in her blog (Web log or journal). “Some days it was easier than

I’ll buy you lunch

The diocese of Niagara launched a series of radio and newspaper advertisements aimed at bringing newcomers or lapsed Anglicans back to the church. With a

First woman priest

Rev. Christine Benoit became the first Anglican woman to be ordained a priest in the diocese of Seychelles during a consecration service at St. Paul’s

Eight courts approve Indian schools deal

An agreement that will compensate former Indian residential school students and limit legal liability for the churches that ran the institutions took a step closer

No major cuts for postal subsidy

Many of Canada’s magazines and newspapers, including the Anglican Journal, received an early Christmas gift when the federal government extended on Dec. 15 an important

New Journal assistant

De Lucia Josie De Lucia has been appointed editorial assistant of the Anglican Journal. She succeeds Steve Brickenden, who has left the Journal. Ms. De

Cartoon outrage top story

Pope Benedict and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I are depicted in a cartoon in Istanbul. The Pope’s linking of Islam and violence angered Muslims and sparked

Old tunes, new words

Organizers of a hymn-writing contest have settled on the tunes; now they are looking for new words. The Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission, which monitors and carries

Bishop and wife to visit Uganda

Bishop Colin Johnson and his wife Ellen. Bishop Colin Johnson, diocesan bishop of Toronto, and his wife Ellen are scheduled to visit the Church of

Lutherans issue Sudan alert

The United Nations agreed recently to send a high-level mission to Darfur to probe claims of worsening abuses against civilians; the Lutheran World Federation is

Churches take grapes from vine to chalice

Burl Deatherage, one of three founders of the vineyard at St. Stephen’s church, Victoria, tends to some cabernet sauvignon grapes ready for harvest. At right

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