Toronto Anticipating possible change in the structure of the national church, the four ecclesiastical provinces have agreed to continue the canons, or laws, of the
Mississauga, Ont. The national church expects to continue grappling with financial difficulties in 2001 despite a year that saw staff layoffs and spending cuts in
Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray Prime Minister Jean Chrétien wants to solve the Native residential schools crisis in a way that does not involve bankrupting
Andrew Asbil shown with his daughter Bridget. A ‘Sunday school dropout,’ Mr. Asbil said ordination ‘was a very slow process for me.’ EARLY November brings
For or against Huldah? Bishops Ann Tottenham of Toronto, Anthony Burton of Saskatchewan, Gordon Beardy of Keewatin, and Peter Mason of Ontario, discussed the merits
Bruce Stavert, Bishop of Quebec LEADING the Anglican church in the Diocese of Quebec is a bit like playing Chrysler to General Motors, Chicago to
John Jessop of Victoria, the bridegroom, and his bride, Mercedes Robertson of Surrey, B.C., are flanked by Dorothy Tam of the office of planned giving
Robert Kenneth Maguire, former bishop of Montreal, who died in October, left his entire estate of $3 million to the Anglican Foundation, according to Canon
Ignatieff The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is re-inventing itself as an incorporated charity, even as it struggles to cope with lower donations
Canadian liturgist Paul Gibson Rev. Paul Gibson went to England to the 1998 Lambeth Conference (the church’s decennial meeting of bishops from around the world)
The Diocese of Huron has rejected General Synod’s request that it ask parishioners to write letters to the Prime Minister and members of Parliament asking
Rt. Rev. Duncan D. Wallace A 1997 PROFILE of the Diocese of Qu’Appelle sent to candidates in an episcopal election used the phrase “residential school”
STUDYING for ministry at Arthur Turner Training School differs in several respects from courses of study in the south. For instance, students take days off
MONTREAL Diocesan Theological College is 127 years old and is housed in an impressive, brown, 19th-century brick building. Yet, it is far from stodgy in
Sweetgrass burning, tree planting, sharing stories of heartache and of peace – all were features of the fourth national Sacred Circle gathering of Native Anglicans
An effort to reconstruct the late Bishop John Medley’s library is moving slowly, with just 100 of 3,000 books recovered, said Eric Swanick, director of
General Synod budget cuts announced this summer (see September’s Journal) will have wide-ranging effects, domestically and internationally, according to interviews with church officials. The national
A historic, week-long meeting in Mississauga, Ont., of Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops from around the world produced many statements of goodwill and small steps
The United Church has dropped an attempt to substitute gender-neutral language for “Father, Son and Holy Spirit” in the baptism rite – a proposed change
THE FIRST bishop of the Diocese of Ontario, John Travers Lewis, didn’t have an easy time of it at the beginning of his term in
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