Dear editor, Behind the tribute to the late Archbishop Ted Scott, beyond Bishop Victoria Matthews’ thoughtful meditation, the stories in the September and October issues
London The Church of England will be “increasingly isolated and anachronistic” unless it accepts women as bishops, a house of bishops working party which looked
The Anglican Church of Canada’s general secretary, Archdeacon Jim Boyles, traveled to Boise, Idaho last month to thank the Episcopal Church in the United States
Geneva The Romanian city of Sibiu, named as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2007, has been chosen as the site for a
Jerusalem An age old dispute between Christian denominations that share the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — the site of Jesus’ crucifixion — erupted into
The adoption of a common Anglican Covenant “which would make explicit and forceful the loyalty and bonds of affection which govern the relationships between the
Conservatives dominated the Anglican Church of Australia’s triennial General Synod, where delegates declined to allow female bishops, blessing ceremonies for gay couples and the ordination
A Year of Grace, a collection of 365 mealtime prayers that was dropped by its Canadian distributor following complaints from some readers about its inclusion
In his book, The Life of Reason, George Santayana made the following observation, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As
Thieves are plaguing churches in Nigeria, invading them during Sunday worship services, stealing cell phones, money, cars, music stereos and other valuables. The clergy say
The Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) plans to consider whether the church should divest from firms doing business in Israel. A committee overseeing
Dear editor, Over the last year, I have noticed a change in the tone and slight volume increase in the coverage of religion in the
Young people survey flood damage in Gonaves, Haiti. Raging floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 1,500 people in Haiti. The Primatea’s Fund
A handful of readers have written to Anglican Journal about our decision not to cover the recent gathering of Essentials in Ottawa due to the
The diocese of Keewatin ‘s office in Kenora, Ont., recently sent a letter to clergy asking them to participate in a Day of Prayer for
Canon John Caird, a retired parish priest and founding member of the Anglican Editors Association, died Aug. 5 in Winnipeg after a 10-year battle with
“Here in this place, new light is streaming,” began the first hymn of the opening eucharist as the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hockey’s Don Cherry narrated an opera in an Ontario church hall. Although CBC broadcaster Don Cherry regularly launches into what might be called arias on
Canon Naim Ateek, founding president of Sabeel Ecumenical Theology Centre in Jerusalem and author of books on peace and justice in Palestine and Israel, is
October is Breast Cancer Month. In a reflection written for Anglican Journal, Victoria Matthews, bishop of Edmonton, reflects on what sustains her as she lives
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