The first joint Anglican-Lutheran national meeting in 2013 will be “a tremendous ecumenical witness to the whole church,” says Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the
A balanced 2012 budget of $12.698 million was approved by CoGS for the national church. In addition, a balanced budget was forecast for 2013 with
Since 1960, Dialogue has been published 10 times a year in partnership with the Anglican Journal. Photo: Marites N. Sison On Nov. 29, the Synod
An Anglican priest and social justice activist from South Africa has urged faith communities in Canada to “seize the moment” and take an active part in the public hearings of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Halifax — There were many lonely moments for Patrick Etherington Jr., 28, as he walked the 2,200 kilometers from Cochrane, Ont., to Halifax. Etherington, a
It started with the need to replace a roof in one of the churches of the Anglican parish of Huntley, Ont. Nine months later, the
The diocese of Toronto synod has approved two motions on human sexuality, none of which changes its current experimental guidelines limiting same-gender blessings to about
Mississauga, Ont. – The first joint Anglican-Lutheran national meeting in 2013 will be “a tremendous ecumenical witness to the whole church,” says Archbishop Fred Hiltz,
Mississauga, Ont. – Canadian Anglicans wishing to support the ministry of Episcopalians in the Holy Land can now do so through the national church. The
Mississauga, Ont. – The Resources for Mission (RFM, formerly department of philanthropy) will soon be testing whether Anglicans across Canada are ready to support a
Mississauga, Ont. – Saying that a “pastoral crisis” can no longer be ignored in indigenous communities struggling with suicide, poverty, addictions and other issues, the
The Rev. Canon Virginia “Ginny” Doctor, a Mohawk from the Six Nations and canon to the ordinary for the Episcopal diocese of Alaska, is the
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church
A number of Anglican churches across Canada opened their doors for Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 25. Did they succeed in getting more people
Starr Sock did not attend a residential school. But she remembers, as a child, seeing the students who came home for the summer.
For many of Canada’s aboriginal children, the residential school experience taught them to hate themselves, their families and their culture.
The chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) has applauded the formal apology presented to aboriginals across Canada by the University of Manitoba as “one of the most important we’ve received so far.”
The federal government’s announcement that it will commemorate the legacy of the Indian residential schools in Canada with a permanent installation of artwork on Parliament Hill has drawn mixed reactions from aboriginal groups.
Halifax-Earl Sack, a traditional elder from the Mi’kmaq First Nation Community of Indian Brook, N.S., throws tobacco into the fire and looks intently at the
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