William Portman

ARTICLES

Spiritual classics for prayerful reading

THE OVER-ARCHING theme of this new series could come from the first words of The Imitation of Christ: “‘Whoever follows me will not walk in

Stocking stuffers

THESE ARE devotional readings written for the Christian pilgrim, not as tourist guidebooks. Complimenting each other as they do, both would go happily into the

Books for the young

OF ALL THE Christmas gift books for children, this year’s pride of place goes to a pair written by a woman rabbi whose titles often

Synod rooted in worship experiences

Every activity at General Synod was rooted in Word and Sacrament. From the pomp and solemnity of the opening eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral to

Memoirs of a redoubtable nun

Other Little Ships by Sister Constance Murphy SSJD Patmos Press $19.95 (paper) ISBN 0-9693827-3-1 Redoubtable is one word that comes to mind to describe Sister

No appeal allowed for fired clergy

Priests can now be fired from their jobs by their bishops for any reason and may not appeal. General Synod adopted a new licensing canon

Synod calls for review of marrige canon

A proposal to allow dioceses to choose whether to continue using matrimonial commissions to deal with requests from divorced persons to remarry in the church

Gay debate could foreshadow split, says book

Two “incompatible and competing religions” within the Anglican Church of Canada make schism a real possibility, warns a new book aimed at influencing General Synod

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