April 2026 Archives - Anglican Journal

April 2026 letter to the editor

Letters to the Editor — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:04:57 +0000

Coverage of primate's visit to the Holy Land a welcome window into painful circumstances, a reader says.

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Beauty heralds the new season

Archbishop Chris Harper — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:31 +0000

National Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper meditates on the resurrection, the return of beauty to the church after the Lenten season and its parallels to spring's new life.

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The hope we need can never be destroyed

Archbishop Shane Parker — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:57 +0000

In his Easter message, Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, calls the resurrection of Jesus the most profound statement of God’s abundant, gracious love.

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Paul Idlout: Hunter, bishop, brother

Sean Frankling — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:29:19 +0000

The Anglican Church of Canada’s first Inuit bishop, Paul Idlout, lived through a period of massive change in the Arctic that affected his people’s way of life, their relationship to the settler nation of Canada and their position within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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Arctic cathedral’s tax bill paid, exemption restored

Sean Frankling — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:39:40 +0000

St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit has paid a tax bill, which had previously threatened the cathedral’s financial stability, with the help of several parishes from across the diocese of the Arctic and elsewhere in Canada, diocesan Bishop Alexander Pryor says.

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General Synod’s new treasurer places accountability to God at core of role

Sean Frankling — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:11:43 +0000

“The fear of the Lord is the root of all wisdom.” That quotation, from Proverbs 9:10, marked the beginning of General Synod treasurer Beng Wee’s relationship with Jesus Christ, he tells the Anglican Journal.

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Western Arctic church replanting project seeks to rebuild congregations, strengthen local leaders

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:59:06 +0000

The Rev. Whitney DeWare’s first mission trip to Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., drove home for her the sense felt by many Christians in the Western Arctic that the church has abandoned or forgotten about them, she says. But it also showed her the enthusiasm with which they responded when visiting clergy reached back out to them.

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Primate speaks out on plight of Palestinian Christians after Holy Land visit

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:55:09 +0000

Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, visited the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem from Jan. 8 to 17.

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