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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Primate marks one year in office

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison celebrates his first year as primate of the Anglican Church of Canada this month and, in an interview, cited a “rebuilding of

Church growth exciting but challenging too

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Rev. Ian Morrison (Presbyterian Church in Canada), and Rev. Carol Hancock (United Church of Canada) display colourful bags intricately woven by the

Canadians to sit on sidelines of meeting

General Synod staffer Dianne Izzard and General Secretary Jim Boyles sing between business sessions of the meeting of CoGS. Mississauga, Ont. Council of General Synod

China may restore ties with Vatican

Beijing The Chinese government said it is ready to restore diplomatic relations with the Vatican under the new Pope, Benedict XVI, provided the Holy See

Church budget goes under the knife

Mississauga, Ont. Council of General Synod (CoGS), during its spring meeting here, approved a proposal to reduce the $10.7 million 2005 budget of General Synod

Church’s problem solver set to retire

Retirement will give Archdeacon Jim Boyles more time to spend with grandchildren Isaac (left) and Xander. A practiced administrator and negotiator, one colleague describes Mr.

Anglican women push for stronger presence

Forty-one women from 27 Anglican provinces have called on the Anglican Consultative Council to implement its goal of 30 per cent representation of women in

Staff will face budget cuts

Expenses at General Synod, the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada, need to be cut by $415,000 or additional revenues need to be

Council advised to decline primates’ call

As the church’s governing council prepares to meet this month to consider a weighty request from primates of the Anglican Communion, a national church committee

Evicted congregations to leave buildings

To avoid a drawn-out and costly legal battle, the priests and parishioners of two parishes in the diocese of New Westminster who left the Anglican

Council backs stipend for northern clergy

The church’s poorest dioceses have agreed to provide remuneration to non-stipendiary (unpaid) priests in their dioceses working in excess of 10 hours each week, bucking

Thefts spur tighter security

A series of burglaries at 80 Hayden, the Anglican Church of Canada’s new office in Toronto, has prompted national church officials to tighten security in

Project aids brothel children

The children of sex-trade workers in Jessore, Bangladesh, receive an education through a project newly supported by PWRDF. The aim of the initiative is to

Primates call for breathing space

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Canadian primate, and Archdeacon Paul Feheley, his principal secretary, walk the grounds of Dromantine Conference Centre near Newry, Northern Ireland. Asking

Marking the Journal’s 130 years

A montage through the decades shows the various incarnations of the Anglican Journal. In early January, more than 130 years ago, Canadian Anglicans were pondering

Overseas volunteering program sees new life

Volunteers in Mission (VIM), the Anglican Church of Canada program that sends Canadians to work with overseas partners, has been on an upswing lately, after

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