April 2023
Easter Reflection
The solemnity of Lent has called us to an in depth review of our attempts to live out the ‘Shema’, the Summary of the Law, ...
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is my favourite observance of the Christian year. It is my favourite, and it is so often overlooked. After Good Friday is said ...
God’s Helper
From the desk of a deacon I have been thinking about the kind of hospitality that someone who is called to the Diaconate needs to ...
Sublime Art: Into the Abstract
In this article, I would like to expand on last month’s article: how the sublime in art can be better understood, by critiquing some examples ...
The Sunset of Privilege
Years ago, when I joined BC Corrections as Chaplain, in Victoria’s maximum-security prison, one of the first places in the jail I reported to was ...
Listening To Rock
A year ago, my husband and I were visiting friends in Crystal Springs, Nevada, a wee (wee) community located in the Amargosa Desert. On Palm ...
I Am An Agnostic Christian
A recent blog suggested that if we understand faith as “trust in relationship,” then faith will always have an element of doubt. The author writes, ...
Thank You … And Now Forward
Structures Working Group (SWG) First and foremost, we would like to give a HUGE, HEARTFELT thank you to everyone who shared their perspectives on our ...
A Hope For Renewal
While at a quiet day sponsored by the Sisterhood of St John the Divine (SSJD), the leader expressed sorrow at the collapse of St Stephen’s, ...
The Risen Christ Is Listening
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! We spend this marvellous Easter season learning with the disciples how to live into the new reality of the Resurrection. This ...
