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‘Racism is very bad for your health’

Matthew Puddister — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:00:50 +0000

Psychologist Myrna Lashley shares her thoughts on the church’s historic role in propagating systemic racism as well as the role of Christians in the movement to fight it.

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Faith leaders decry Quebec’s church-specific attendance limits

Matthew Puddister — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:04:58 +0000

“Inconsistent.” “Illogical.” “Incomprehensible.” These are some of the words Bishop Bruce Myers used to describe new COVID-19 restrictions by the Quebec government limiting attendance in public places, which religious leaders across the province suggest unfairly target places of worship. On Sept. 21, Myers joined other faith leaders in denouncing the government’s decision to limit attendance […]

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‘It feels like it could hit you any minute from a different angle’: Diocese of Montreal’s Lee-Ann Matthews on living with—and beating—COVID-19

Tali Folkins — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:37:56 +0000

In recent weeks, many Canadian Anglicans have been working hard trying to find ways of doing church while minimizing the spread of COVID-19.

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‘Green shoots’: Community outreach fuels thriving congregations

Matthew Puddister — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:39:52 +0000

Newly released statistics showing that the church’s membership has continued to fall since 2001 have drawn new attention to the outliers of this trend—parishes and congregations across the country that are thriving.

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Around the dioceses, December 2019

Anglican Journal Staff — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:18:18 +0000

Niagara church builds relationship with Islamic group A church in the diocese of Niagara is fostering interfaith dialogue with a local Islamic cultural centre. The relationship between All Saints Anglican Church in Erin, Ont., and the Erin Islamic Cultural Centre began when the Rev. Joan Dunn met with people from the newly-opened centre in the […]

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Remembering Patrick Wedd: Celebrated church musician was ‘a force of nature’

Matthew Puddister — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:41:24 +0000

Anglicans looking to appreciate the musical legacy of Patrick Wedd need look no further than their own hymn book. An acclaimed church organist, choir conductor and composer who served as music director at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal for 25 years, Wedd was a key figure in the task force that produced Common Praise, official hymnal of the Anglican Church of Canada since 1998. Many of his own compositions feature in the book.

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On forgiving your rapist

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:00:39 +0000

A Montreal-based Anglican is telling the world about finding forgiveness in the wake of sexual assault—but Noah Hermès’ message doesn’t stop there. Note: Noah Hermès, the subject of this article, is non-binary, a gender identity that is not exclusively male or female, and uses the pronoun “they” rather than “he” or “she.” At the time […]

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‘Shoring up the pillars of hope’: A conversation with Hugh Segal

Tali Folkins — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:00:10 +0000

Hugh Segal is not an Anglican—but you might get that impression, based on his appearances at a series of high-profile church events in recent years.

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