Opinion Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/category/opinion/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:46:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Opinion Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/category/opinion/ 32 32 170042892 Change comes through prayer https://anglicanjournal.com/change-comes-through-prayer/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:44:40 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=216011 In his latest column, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper reflects on the importance of prayer in uncertain times as we invite God to walk with us towards the expression of peace, healing and true love.

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]]> 216011 Standing on the promises that cannot fail https://anglicanjournal.com/standing-on-the-promises-that-cannot-fail/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:51:25 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215901 As Canada marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6 this year, Archbishop Chris Harper reflects on the fragility of human covenants and the enduring faithfulness of God’s promises.

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]]> 215901 God is with us in joy and hardship https://anglicanjournal.com/god-is-with-us-in-joy-and-hardship/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:37:28 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215894 Christians shouldn't go looking for what sin caused God to punish them with hardship, writes the primate, but see God's presence with them in trying times.

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]]> 215894 Nature reveals God’s creative love https://anglicanjournal.com/nature-reveals-gods-creative-love/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:42 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215703 Ahead of the liturgical Season of Creation in September, Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, reflects on God's work in the intricacies and interdependencies of nature—and in human lives.

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]]> 215703 Faith is our rock through storms of change https://anglicanjournal.com/faith-is-our-rock-through-storms-of-change/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:25:27 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215684 All things change except God, who knows our very essence, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper says in his September column.

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]]> 215684 We need Anglican ‘third places’ https://anglicanjournal.com/we-need-anglican-third-places/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:55:11 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215636 The loss of "third places"—spaces other than the home or workplace where people can simply exist and socialize—has impacts that the Anglican Church can and should fix, guest writer Charlotte Sheasby says.

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]]> 215636 Holding another’s story is transformative https://anglicanjournal.com/holding-anothers-story-is-transformative/ Thu, 28 May 2026 15:07:40 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215344 In his June column, Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, reflects on the ongoing journey of reconciliation and building of a new relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Anglicans.

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]]> 215344 Take the time to see the importance of today https://anglicanjournal.com/take-the-time-to-see-the-importance-of-today/ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215354 In advance of the National Indigenous Day of Prayer in Canada on June 21, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper calls on us to pray unceasingly, strengthen our relationships, and lift up God in all we say and do.

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]]> 215354 Celebrate Pentecost joyfully and abundantly https://anglicanjournal.com/celebrate-pentecost-joyfully-and-abundantly/ Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:41 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215251 “Pentecost is a celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church,” Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, writes in his May column.

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]]> 215251 In a divided world, faith points to path of unity https://anglicanjournal.com/in-a-divided-world-faith-points-to-path-of-unity/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:12 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215179 In his May column, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper calls for the church to be an instrument of healing and inclusion.

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