Jane Bourcet, Author at The HighWay

What Earthly Good is a Mystic?

Jane Bourcet — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:27:13 +0000

Spiritual Development Definition of a Mystic: “a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.” (The Oxford Dictionary) The word “mystic” brings to my mind the white marble sculpture of […]

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Musings of One Woman

Jane Bourcet — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 08:44:40 +0000

I was in high school pondering what to do with my life as graduation approached. My dad was a priest and when I asked him about working in the church his response was, “There’s no place for women in leadership in the church. Forget about it.” This was not how he felt about women, but […]

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Let Us Pray Together

Jane Bourcet — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 08:36:43 +0000

Spiritual Development “For when two or three gather together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20 Prayer is core to our faith. It is the basis of our relationship with the Divine, as well as contributing to our connections to one another. The Spiritual Development Committee (SDC) of our […]

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Taking Time to Breathe

Jane Bourcet — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:16:00 +0000

Spiritual Development Summer vacation is over and we’re now into the fall startup. It feels as though we’re into the church start up as well, especially with the Annual General Meeting happening. It’s been interesting to participate in the project of creating a video of “green shoots” in preparation for Synod. The project has forced […]

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New Year’s Resolutions? Forget About It!

Jane Bourcet — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:05:34 +0000

I’m writing this article on a quintessentially Canadian winter day, ice blue sky, sparkling crisp snow, smoke rising from every chimney and barely a car on the road. I feel cocooned in my home with the fire going and a cup of tea by my side.

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Surprised by the Spirit

Jane Bourcet — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:35:42 +0000

Over the course of the pandemic, it has been painfully obvious to us how different our experience of the church has become. We are deeply aware of what we have lost- Eucharist, singing, worshipping together, passing the peace, coffee hour and on and on the list goes. We have, however, captured glimpses of “good stuff” over this year and a half.

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How about Lent This Year?

Jane Bourcet — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:55:52 +0000

It’s hard to believe that we are on the cusp of living a year with a global pandemic - not an anniversary anyone wishes to celebrate. We are also coming up to the beginning of Lent, with Ash Wednesday being Feb.17th this year.

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