When I first picked up Genesis: The Movie by Robert Farrar Capon, I was fully expecting a rather frivolous read. How wrong I was. But
Citing the need for “new, fresh and strong leadership,” Bishop Donald Young, 59, said he will retire as bishop of Central Newfoundland, effective Dec. 31.
Stuart Ryan, who served the diocese of Ontario as chancellor for 31 years, died April 7. He was 93. A prominent lawyer in Kingston, Ont.,
One receives from this book a very clear picture of the priorities of Archbishop Ted Scott. His primary attention was always given to the person
Final figures for 2003 show that the Anglican Appeal grossed $731,832 in donations, down 7.5 per cent from $790,885 in 2002, according to appeal co-ordinator
Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox community here is mourning the death of George Khoury, a young Palestinian Christian, gunned down by a militant Palestinian group which
The Canadian Council of Churches – the nation’s largest ecumenical grouping of Christian denominations – marks the 60th anniversary of its founding this year with
Ronald Ferris Bishop of Algoma Age: 58 The second-longest serving active bishop, Bishop Ronald Ferris believes the primate must be “an ambassador for Christ and
James Cullen, General Synod’s treasurer and director of financial management and development, will retire later this year and the national office of the Anglican Church
So near and, yet, so far. Continuing construction delays have postponed the move of the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office in Toronto yet again.
As the meeting of General Synod inches closer, plans are afoot to cope with the anticipated media interest. If the General Convention of the Episcopal
Clergy must provide leadership and encouragement to ongoing Christian stewardship or nothing will happen, Archbishop Douglas Hambidge (retired metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon) told
Ten years after the Rwandan genocide, many colleagues believe Rob Shropshire’s name will forever be associated with Rwanda. In the aftermath of the genocide he
Due to a printing error, some Journal subscribers received a flawed version of our April special on bishops who are eligible to be elected primate.
Liberia faces a “huge task ahead” but has turned a corner after its 14-year civil war, according to Gyude Bryant, a long-time lay leader in
Rob Shropshire is leaving his job as development team co-ordinator of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) to join the Canadian Human Rights
This month, the Anglican Journal welcomes a new column entitled Concerning Lutherans, modelled after a similar column in Canada Lutheran magazine entitled Concerning Anglicans. Written
Dear editor, May I commend you on the encouraging article on Canon Michael Patterson’s appointment as evangelism director in the diocese of Niagara (Evangelism not
I am one of those people who believe that Canada’s emergence as a secular state is a gift from God, yet to be acknowledged by
When it finally came, it seemed anti-climactic. There, in typically bureaucratic, church-style vernacular, was the resolution that could change the face of the Anglican Church