March 2022
March 2022 Issue
Giving back to the gracious other: a Lenten prayer
Written by
Archbishop Linda Nicholls
Stained glass and seeing with the spirit’s eyes
We have a number of pieces of stained glass at the convent; some are actual windows and are located in the main chapel and St. Margaret’s chapel, and some are free-standing or hanging panels which can be found in the Lady Chapel, the lobby, the book room corridor and St. Margaret’s Chapel.
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Mercy
This is written as we are learning of the discovery of 93 potential burial sites associated with the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School that operated at Williams Lake First Nation, B.C., from 1886 to 1981. Many of us feel a grief painfully amplified by the gradual but noticeable disappearance of residential school grave discoveries from public consideration and conversation.
Written by
Mark MacDonald
‘Wisdom! Be attentive’
I’ve learned from the school of hard knocks that there are things you best learn on your knees. Wisdom is one of those things.
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Transformation and affirmation run through March issue
The March issue of the Anglican Journal explores themes of change and transition while re-affirming commitment to Christian values.
Written by
Matt Gardner
Theological education sees ‘limited’ impact from full communion
Principals of two leading seminaries—one Anglican, the other Lutheran—say that full communion between the Anglican Church of Canada and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada has had a relatively muted effect on theological education. Yet they also see opportunities for closer ties at a time when this field is experiencing major upheaval.
Written by
Matt Gardner
‘Worship on the land is the fundamental experience of Arctic Christians’
Worship on the land has always been part of life in the Arctic. It is, Bishop Joey Royal said, “baked into Arctic Christianity, because the people in this land up until the last century or so were nomadic and lived in family groups on the land.”
Written by
Matt Gardner
New gender blessings for trial use
The Anglican Church of Canada has prepared a set of gender-themed liturgies for trial use, including a blessing on gender transition, that the church’s director of Faith, Worship and Ministry says could be the first of their kind for a national church in the Anglican Communion if they are eventually authorized.
Written by
Matt Gardner
Primate issues statement on Ukraine invasion
Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, asked Anglicans to pray for the people of Ukraine this …
Written by
Sean Frankling
General Synod postponed until at least 2023
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story appeared on editor.anglicanjournal.com/ Feb. 17. General Synod will not be meeting this …
Written by
Sean Frankling
Remembering Tom Corston
Moosonee bishop founded influential school of ministry Retired Indigenous bishop Tom Corston died on Jan. 7 after a struggle against …
Written by
Matt Gardner
Ellie Johnson embodied Christian mission in partnership and reconciliation
Eleanor “Ellie” Johnson, the longtime director of partnerships for the Anglican Church of Canada who played a key role in the settlement agreement for residential school survivors, died on Jan. 7.
Written by
Matt Gardner
Archbishop of Canterbury plans return visit to Canada
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will visit Canada from April 29 to May 3, accepting an invitation from Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and National Indigenous Archbishop Mark MacDonald.
Written by
Matt Gardner
Pandemic challenges hospital chaplains
A pair of Anglican and Lutheran hospital chaplains open up on a “new world” of exhaustion—and life-giving work transcending conventional boundaries.
Written by
Matt Gardner
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