Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ 32 32 170042892 ‘The one with a pipe’: Late Arctic bishop Chris Williams empowered Indigenous leaders https://anglicanjournal.com/the-one-with-a-pipe-late-arctic-bishop-chris-williams-empowered-indigenous-leaders/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:02 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215442 Bishop Chris Williams, who served as diocesan bishop of the Arctic from 1991 to 2002, died on May 16, six days before his 90th birthday.

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]]> 215442 Anne Boleyn as architect of the English Reformation: A conversation with Martha Tatarnic https://anglicanjournal.com/anne-boleyn-as-architect-of-the-english-reformation-a-conversation-with-martha-tatarnic/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:51:07 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215390 A new book by Canon Martha Tatarnic seeks to re-affirm Anne Boleyn as a founding figure of the Anglican Church.

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]]> 215390 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 Steward, leader, friend: Colleagues remember the life of late Archbishop Douglas Hambidge https://anglicanjournal.com/steward-leader-friend-colleagues-remember-the-life-of-late-archbishop-douglas-hambidge/ Mon, 25 May 2026 16:56:55 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215326 Hambidge was bishop of the diocese of New Westminster and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and Yukon.

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]]> 215326 Time capsule from 1953 offers insights into changing church—and a changing Canada https://anglicanjournal.com/time-capsule-from-1953-offers-insights-into-changing-church-and-a-changing-canada/ Wed, 20 May 2026 19:57:17 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215280 A time capsule inside a cornerstone laid in 1953, which disappeared from the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office more than two decades ago, has finally been recovered.

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]]> 215280 More than ‘sorry’: Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada examines theology of church apologies https://anglicanjournal.com/more-than-sorry-anglican-roman-catholic-dialogue-of-canada-examines-theology-of-church-apologies/ Mon, 11 May 2026 17:54:06 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215271 The Bible is more concerned with concrete acts of reconciliation than with modeling how to give a verbal apology, Bishop of Quebec Bruce Myers says. That was one of the key findings he and other members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada (ARC Canada) noted in their document Theology of Church Apologies.

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]]> 215271 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 Pentecost embodies spirit of listening, liberation across language barriers https://anglicanjournal.com/pentecost-embodies-spirit-of-listening-liberation-across-language-barriers/ Mon, 04 May 2026 14:41:35 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215229 When the Anglican Journal asked clergy and scholars to explain the significance of Pentecost, it heard diverse interpretations reflective of the biblical story behind the feast day.

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]]> 215229 Anti-hate bill draws doubts from religious communities https://anglicanjournal.com/anti-hate-bill-draws-doubts-from-religious-communities/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:28 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215209 Several religious groups and civil liberties organizations are expressing concerns about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, which the House of Commons passed in its third and final vote on March 25.

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