Rhonda Waters, Author at Anglican Journal

Manitoba poem

Rhonda Waters — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:08:42 +0000

Eleven members of the Church of the Ascension community in Ottawa (seven youth age 14–22 and four adults) spent a week at the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre near Winnipeg. We had a wonderful experience learning about Indigenous spirituality and the importance of relationships with the land and the church. A morning spent with an elder who generously […]

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Swept away by Shakespeare, the poetry of prayers

Rhonda Waters — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:21:37 +0000

This summer, my family and I attended a production of The Merchant of Venice at Bard on the Beach in Vancouver. While the content of that play could inspire any number of columns, I found myself thinking more about the way in which Shakespeare has become an important intergenerational experience for us, not unlike our […]

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Let’s ask the hard questions

Rhonda Waters — Thu, 25 May 2017 15:35:00 +0000

The story of Thomas, asking to see the Risen Christ for himself, always makes me think of the axiom that you shouldn’t hold back from asking a question because, if you need it answered, chances are that someone else does, too.

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Honest Lent

Rhonda Waters — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:43:00 +0000

Of the many distressing developments in the civil life of our world, the rise of "alternative facts" is one of the most upsetting.

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Blessed are the peacemakers

Rhonda Waters — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:17:00 +0000

I love to read, but reading for my own interest and pleasure often falls victim to my busy schedule.

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Five lessons on how to be a priest and a Christian

Rhonda Waters — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:14:00 +0000

On November 20, I joined in the celebrations to say farewell and thank you to the dean of Montreal, Paul Kennington, as he returns to London.

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Seeing God in the world

Rhonda Waters — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:35:00 +0000

Do you remember the first time you hosted your parents or other significant elders around your table?

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Where is faith rooted?

Rhonda Waters — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:35:00 +0000

When I first moved away from home, one of the first things I did was attempt to find a new church. I knew I wouldn’t find a church that was exactly like my home church-I had moved from rural Alberta to Montreal, after all-but I wasn’t worried. I had a few recommendations from friends and […]

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Church away from church

Rhonda Waters — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:28:00 +0000

Church attendance has its seasons, just like everything else. Some communities only open their churches in the summer, when the cottagers arrive from their city homes - which means that some city churches find themselves suddenly emptied out.

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Reflections from General Synod 2016

Rhonda Waters — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:24:00 +0000

I was one of the people moved to tears on the floor of General Synod when the motion to amend the marriage canon failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority in the House of Clergy.

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