William Portman

TWO CHRISTIAN leaders – one from the 19th century, the other from the 20th – vastly different in theology but united in love for their

According to a young Church School pupil, a saint is “someone the light shines through” – speaking of the figures in stained glass windows that

These two books are different in content and purpose. One is a devotional commentary on the 1962 Canadian Book of Common Prayer (BCP), which appeared

ELEVEN YEARS as Books Editor of the Anglican Journal have convinced me that the biblical author was right when he said “of making many books

LENT BRINGS with it new books intended to deepen faith and enrich spirituality. Here is a selection of the best of this year’s offerings. The

FOR TWO millennia artists have struggled to create an image of the Christ – human and divine, with no information about his appearance. These books,

AS THE first of these books says, “People who have lost their memory can be a problem to themselves and to those close to them.

Nazareth, birthplace of Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of Jerusalem. PILGRIMS from North America to the Holy Land can be surprised to discover indigenous Christians there

THIS YEAR has brought some interesting books focused on the Christian Advent – what one of them calls the nativity Lent – rather than the

MARY, tenderly holding the Christ-child in her arms, is an instantly recognizable icon of Christmas, even for the person of little or no faith. But

IN THIS BOOK, mid-life is “birth into life’s second journey.” The author, former host of the United Church’s Spirit Connection program on Vision TV, writes

WE LIKE HIM well enough, and he preaches a good sermon, but I don’t like the way he treats the communion.” The speaker was a

HERE ARE two books – one for adults, the other for children – honouring the 75th anniversary of the 1925 union that formed the United

Vestry Members by Colleen McMahon 0 8192 1789 1 Choir Members by Nancy Roth 0 8192 1779 4 Lay Eucharistic Ministers by Beth Maynard 0

AS THE world enters the third millennium of Christianity, here is the start of a project which, when completed, will show Christian faith and community