Last month, Anglican Journal welcomed a new column entitled Concerning Lutherans, modelled after a similar feature in Canada Lutheran magazine, Concerning Anglicans. The column is
New York George F.R. Ellis, a South African mathematics professor who opposed the racist ideology of apartheid, has been named the 2004 winner of the
Dear editor, I would like to express my appreciation for your two excellent, heart-warming articles, Babies’ first garments give comfort and Shawls encircle owners in
Dick Hardel, who founded Christ Clown College in the United States and has been active in clown ministry since 1973, will be the keynote speaker
Caleb Lawrence Bishop of Moosonee Age: 62 Bishop Caleb Lawrence, who is fluent in the Cree language, believes that the primate “has to be a
Michael Harold Rayner, a member of the audit committee of General Synod, died March 30 in Ottawa. He was 61. He became a chartered accountant
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
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
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
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
Dear editor, Your coverage of the primacy of Archbishop Michael Peers (February) was well done and particularly your inclusion of his wife, Dorothy, and his
Bishop Anthony Burton of Saskatchewan has been elected chair of the Council of the North, succeeding Archbishop John Clarke, who ends his three-year term in
A financial crisis facing Saskatoon’s St. Andrew’s College, a theological school serving the United Church of Canada, is creating “uncertainty” about the future of the
Mary O’Connor calls the items that her church group makes for infants a "labour of love." Mississauga, Ont. Tiny ribbon rosettes, intricately embroidered stitches, seed
The National Council of Churches of the United States has hailed the potential for peace in Haiti after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left the country weeks
Andrew Ignatieff, executive director of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, the Anglican Church of Canada’s disaster relief and economic development agency, was named