Marites N. Sison

  • Marites N. Sison

    Marites (Tess) Sison was editor of the Anglican Journal from August 2014 to July 2018, and senior staff writer from December 2003 to July 2014. An award-winning journalist, she has more that three decades of professional journalism experience in Canada and overseas. She has contributed to The Toronto Star and CBC Radio, and worked as a stringer for The New York Times.

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A lot’ to show for his three years

Young people’s involvement in the church was a key priority for Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, pictured here with young Anglicans in the diocese of Caledonia. “I’d

Church organization under the microscope

All eyes and ears might be focused on the issue of same-sex blessings at the upcoming General Synod meeting in June, but another crucial matter

Williams bemoans loss of listening to Scripture

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams delivers the Larkin-Stuart Lecture April 16 at the MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has

Can primates enforce edict?

Can the primates’ meeting, which was created in 1978 to provide leaders of Anglican provinces with an opportunity for “leisurely thought, prayer and deep consultation”

Primates push U.S. on sexuality

Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (right), arrives on Zanzibar with the Archbishop of Tanzania, Donald Mtetemela. They joined their fellow primates at a eucharist at

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison. Photo: Vianney Carriere

Primate urges government to apologize for residential schools

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has expressed “strong disappointment and sadness” over the federal government’s refusal to offer an apology to former students of native residential schools and their families.

Residential schools agreement approved

All nine provincial and territorial courts approved on March 8 the revised Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), a move that could mean that the

Crowded schedule for Synod 2007

There are certain constants whenever General Synod, the governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada, meets every three years, said some church leaders who

Lutheran synod accepts same-sex ruling

The Eastern Synod Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) has accepted “with deep regret” the ruling by its National Church Council that

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