Features – Anglican Journal

‘A hope to which we are called’

Sean Frankling — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 15:49:41 +0000

In her address to the November meeting of the Council of General Synod (CoGS), Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, urged Anglicans to be gentle with one another as they face a time marked by challenges including the stress and exhaustion of keeping the church going through an ongoing pandemic and growing financial insecurity in some dioceses.

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‘God’s total identification with the incarcerated’

Matthew Puddister — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:51:08 +0000

Prison chaplain Leigh Kern on the large-scale human suffering unfolding for those confined during COVID-19—and what you can do about it From March 24 to April 2, detainees at the Laval Migrant Detention Centre took part in a hunger strike demanding their release, citing the threat posed to incarcerated groups by the COVID-19 pandemic. As […]

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‘We need to be re-evangelized’: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove talks about religion and power, new monasticism and preaching the gospel from the margins

Tali Folkins — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:24:40 +0000

Along with Shane Claiborne, founder of The Simple Way intentional community, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a key figure in the new monastic movement in the United States.

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A General Synod gospel jamboree: What to expect

Joelle Kidd — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:36:27 +0000

The 42nd meeting of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada has been an historic one, so far, with the election of a new primate and several high-profile resolutions coming to the floor. However, among this busy schedule is an event characterized by spontaneity and connection to the Holy Spirit, according to Canon […]

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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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A gentle invitation to worship

Joelle Kidd — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 16:00:12 +0000

As people enter through the narthex of St. Faith’s Anglican Church, Vancouver, B.C., on a Sunday evening, they are greeted by a small table bearing a chalkboard with a welcoming message, as well as a box of small wooden hearts and an assortment of words—healing, play, forgiveness, creativity. There is an invitation to take a […]

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What is prayer, and why do we pray?

Tali Folkins — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:00:58 +0000

Photo: A3PF Family/Shutterstock Some people, if asked, would probably  say that prayer means asking for something, and indeed the Oxford Canadian Dictionary defines prayer as “a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship.” The word itself comes from the Latin prex, which can mean not only a prayer but an earnest […]

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Do you know whose land you’re on?

Tali Folkins — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:23:11 +0000

Beginning a service or other gathering with an Indigenous territorial acknowledgment can serve as an important gesture of reconciliation because, when done well, it not only publicly recognizes past injustice but also expresses hope for a better shared future, some Canadian Indigenous Anglican leaders say. “I’m so blown away when I go somewhere else and […]

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Good night, sweet prince

Adela Torchia — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:30:02 +0000

A grandmother and Anglican priest writes about the tragic death of her grandson from opioid overdose in Vancouver More than 1,400 people died from drug overdose in B.C. in 2017: 3.8 per day, with most of those deemed as accidental, fentanyl-based deaths. Sadly, my 20-year-old grandson was among them. Like many who end up on […]

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Are ‘thoughts and prayers’ enough? Some Anglicans reflect

Tali Folkins — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:05:21 +0000

There’s value in praying to effect change—but if our prayers don’t affect our actions, something might be amiss, some Canadian Anglicans say. Since the mass shooting February 14 at a high school in Parkland, Fla., a number of news articles have reported a backlash on social media against the practice of pledging prayer. A story on […]

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