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The other Easter

Richard LeSueur — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:00:27 +0000

On the first Easter morning no one was singing Alleluia. Not for hours. The atmosphere in the room where Jesus’ disciples and others were huddled “for fear” was charged with confusion. The shout that initially rose to the lips of Jesus’ followers was not “Jesus is risen,” but that the body of Jesus was missing! […]

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Indigenous Anglicans are building a church in our own image

Sidney Black — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:00:42 +0000

The visit to Canada by the Archbishop of Canterbury and meetings with Indigenous groups in Saskatchewan were significant and vital steps on our path to healing. We thank him for his apology and for accompanying us briefly on our journey. But we do hope that he also recognized that Indigenous Anglicans have embarked on our own journey of self-healing.

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The Dixie Cup font

Jenn Ashton — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:47 +0000

One of the things I love about this life is how the most divine moments find us. Sometimes when we look for them they’re not there; then, surprisingly, they arise in the most unlikely of places.

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‘The climate conversation will define us’

Alecia Greenfield — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:00:28 +0000

I've been involved in the Anglican church’s response to the climate crisis for a few years now. At one point, early on, I proudly told my teenage daughter Hannah that I had said no to an invitation to sit on my diocese’s climate response committee. It is so important to role model not over-committing!

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‘Words that down the ages ring’

Diana Swift — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:00:31 +0000

Each year, I wait to hear the familiar words from the Gospel of St. Luke that for me are the portal into Christmas Eve.

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Today’s children are watching

Brenda Still — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:39:12 +0000

So many past experiences with children have shown me that when children hear about other children being harmed or in dangerous situations, they identify with the “other” child and internalize the question, “If this can happen to that child, might it happen to me?”

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Senior year —from my bedroom

Hayley Galsworthy — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:00:40 +0000

Hayley Galsworthy hasn’t had a typical Grade 12 experience—but, she writes, the pandemic has helped pull faith off the back burner. Four years ago, I stood in front of the seemingly giant high school building, my hands shaking with nerves. Being a Grade 9 student, entering high school was a daunting experience. The big classrooms, […]

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The light shines in the darkness

Caitlyn Chiarelli — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:38:12 +0000

When I think of Christmas, I think of lights. I imagine Christmas lights on houses, lights on the tree, candles.

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Where are all our flowers going?

Various — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:00:18 +0000

The widespread murder and disappearance of Indigenous women and girls in Canada calls us to value them differently—before they’re all gone—argues Ginny Doctor.

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