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Blair Dixon: Trailblazer for a diverse priesthood

Diana Swift — Wed, 09 May 2018 17:23:22 +0000

The Rev. Blair Allison Dixon never set out to become one of the first people of African descent to be ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada, nor does the 82-year-old clergyperson see his more than four decades of service as a black priest as a political act.

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The versatile talents of Dr. Florence Barton

Diana Swift — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:00:34 +0000

Dr. Florence Barton is living testimony to the fact that some people are simply born more broadly gifted than others—and they put those gifts to maximum use. Born in Drumheller, Alta., the B.C.-based octogenarian is a retired veterinarian, a pilot and flight instructor, and the writer of more than a dozen detective novels. She is […]

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Aviator’s anthem soars for Anglican Foundation’s 60th anniversary

Diana Swift — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:10:39 +0000

Nicholas Piper has two of the most disparate jobs you’re likely to find: by day, the licensed pilot instructs at a flight training school. By night, he composes liturgical music. This past May, the 33-year-old Ottawa native’s choral anthem, commissioned as a gift to the church by the Anglican Foundation of Canada to mark its […]

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Nancy Mallett: Curator, keeper of history, powerhouse

Diana Swift — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:07:07 +0000

When I first met Nancy Mallett, ODT, curator of the museum and archives that bear her name at Toronto’s Cathedral Church of St. James, she was the organizing genius behind a major international conference and exhibition on the history of the crèche, hosted by the cathedral in November 2011. She was 82.

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