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.

ARTICLES

Canadians take a stand on ACC membership

Mississauga, Ont. Primates of the Anglican Communion should not be allowed to become ex-officio members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Council of General

Stewardship expert is new general secretary

Archdeacon Michael F. Pollesel takes up new position in February. Mississauga, Ont. Archdeacon Michael F. Pollesel, interim executive officer from the Kingston-based diocese of Ontario,

Ex-vice regal ‘at home’ in communion

A cradle Anglican, Adrienne Clarkson said not one Canadian young person ever asked about her faith during her visits across Canada as governor general. Churches,

Relief agencies in ‘race against time’

Funds are still urgently needed to assist hundreds of thousands of survivors of the massive earthquake that hit villages in the border area between India

Inaction ‘exacerbates’ church crisis

A meeting of Anglican provinces from the southern hemisphere concluded their gathering by releasing a communiqué stating that they “see no evidence” that the Anglican

Dreaming of a simple Christmas

Assemble a box of old dress-up clothes and accessories from mom’s, dad’s, aunts’ and uncle’ closets. Excited about celebrating Christmas but can’t face the prospect

Church will renegotiate schools agreement

The compensation package announced Nov. 23 by Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan offers “every eligible” former Indian residential school student up to $30,000 each in

Candles’ flames help spread peace

Marjorie Pearsall (left) holds a pillar candle used by St. Mary Magdalene church in Picton, Ont., as a permanent peace candle. The parish, including parishioners

Window offers ‘vision of hope’

Makeshift altar at the ruins of Church of the Redeemer, in Biloxi, Miss. The congregation held a service the weekend after the hurricane. When Camille

Cuts to postal subsidies called ‘arbitrary’

The Anglican Journal, along with other members of the Canadian Church Press (CCP) and Magazines Canada, a lobby group of mainstream Canadian magazines, are protesting

Bishop decries corruption

Bishop Mvume Dandala urged Canadian churches to condemn corruption in the developing world. Bishop Mvume Dandala, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches

Bishop uses artillery in peace message

Artists Fiel dos Santos (left) and Kester, admire their work on the Tree of Life. The finished tree, made entirely out of guns such as

Can ministry in the North survive?

The Council of the North, anticipating a further erosion of support grants from the national church in the future and a worst case scenario of

Churches work to fill void in social services

Recovering drug addicts at a rehabilitation centre run by the Amity Foundation, a church-run NGO. Kunming Some had their hands outstretched as though imploring, others

A tradition of hospitality

Young boy at Tiananmen Square, now a favourite family haunt. Kunming, otherwise known as the “City of Eternal Spring” is by far the most colourful

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