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THE APPRENTICE: on the job clergy learning with the executive officer

I remember one day in the Diocese of Ottawa when I had finished work. I was waiting for the bus home. A person approached me ...
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Forgiveness and reconciliation as Christians

People don’t understand forgiveness. It is a counter -cultural concepts in our modern times. We are living in a “three strikes and you’re out” and ...
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Stewardship Reflections with the Ven. Wayne Varley

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Prayer CAN change your life

This morning, during the quiet time I try to have each day, a special memory came to me. This is a time when I take ...
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Supporting imaginative ministry in our Diocese

“We must knock at every door…door and rouse the inhabitants to devote a small portion of what God has bestowed upon them to promote a ...
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Faith, belief and the cost of discipleship

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, a people claimed by God for his own, to proclaim the glorious deeds ...
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Care of Creation and the Fashion industry

One of the joys of living in a temperate climate is the necessity of changing clothing with the seasons. We all enjoy switching our heavy ...
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For all the saints

This past Summer I spent a long weekend in Quebec City. I was there essentially to join with family to celebrate the life of my ...
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The greatest present is a promise: Christians await the coming of Christ

Often the question we ask in Advent is, ‘What are we waiting for?’ The answer is simple. We’re waiting for the coming of Christ. However, ...
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Advent: a season of expectation and preparation

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness… Advent is about waiting and yearning. The deep desire of the ages—that ...
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Greening our diocese

What is your church doing to care for creation? In what ways is your church lowering its carbon footprint? These were some of the questions ...
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Day by day

Two close friends of mine, Lina and Elias, are pastors in an evangelical church. Our families have been blessed to know each other for almost ...
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