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Latest stories:
- Mar 18 - Why I am not afraid of schism
The Rev. Paul Gibson, formerly liturgical officer with the Anglican Church of Canada and coordinator of liturgy for the Anglican Communion, offers the following reflection in which he considers the...
- Jul 25 - To My Wounded Liberal Friends (June 2007)
In June of 2007 the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada rejected a motion which would have allowed the blessing of the relationships of people of the same gender to be a matter of local ...
- Jul 3 - Why patience is required yet again
In Plenary (Aftermath): Stephen Andrews, elected Prolocutor of General Synod in Winnipeg, has suggested that the In Plenary feature devised to allow people to discuss issues in advance of General ...
- May 29 - The integration of mission and ecojustice
Ellie Johnson Director of Partnerships Over the past 18 months, the staff and members of General Synod?s Ecojustice and Partners in Mission committees have been developing a process to integrate th...
- May 7 - The North is our soul
By Anthony Burton Bishop of Saskatchewan Chair of the Council of the North Sir John A. MacDonald had a national dream to create a nation by binding East and West together with a ribbon of steel, a...
- Apr 30 - Take a position but for the right reasons
Kawuki Mukasa I recently had an opportunity to meet and talk with some of the Bishops, clergy and lay leaders of the Church of Uganda. This experience clarified for me at least two ways in which I...
- Apr 23 - The way forward
Monica Patten Chair, Financial Management and Development Committee The past three years in our financial life have been both challenging and exciting. I think it?s fair to say that the move to Ha...
- Apr 5 - A General Synod without walls
By Michael Thompson ?This fellow eats with sinners and tax collectors.? Luke 15 As our General Synod approaches, the issues before our church come into sharper and shaper focus, and the volume o...
- Mar 30 - Experiencing a Silver Lining in the Cloud
Every priest has his or her ?framed? letter; some priests are even lucky enough to have two or three of these. The framed letter is the one that tells us we?ve had a positive impact on someone in...
- Mar 16 - National Indigenous Bishop: the person and the office
Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald The introduction of a National Indigenous Bishop at General Synod will be a new idea to some. But, even those who have long anticipated such an appointment should see in th...
