How Indigenous Ministries is going to save the Church

By Rev. Hana Scorrar Missionary to Missioner… So, I don’t know if you’re on Facebook a lot, but I am, and like a couple weeks ago...

Saying 'Yes' to Jesus: Putting our plans into action

By Charlotte Toyne At 4:30 PM, on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023, the 183rd Synod meeting began. The pews of St. Paul's Cathedral...

Ordination to the Diaconate

The White Cross of St. John: Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt Here is a question for our Diocesan Family:     When you are in our...

Making space for levity: Fostering times of joyful fellowship

GROWING BEYOND THE DOORS By Rev. Canon Grayhame Bowcott Over the past two years, this column in the HCN has attempted to share...

Soulful reflection: More questions than answers

AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes More than a few years back, together with an Elder, I officiated at a funeral service at Kettle Point....

Edu-what? Edu-tainment! Here's what it is...

MEDIA BYTES By Rev. Marty Levesque Edu-tainment is a growing trend in education, and churches are beginning to incorporate this...

I can’t hear the preacher: Pointers for speakers and readers

By Rev. Paul Wooley A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.Proverbs 25:11 Whenever, either clergy or laity...

There will be times when... (A note on "banned books")

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you until the day you begin to share your stories. By...

My advice for this summer: Eat your vegetables!

By Laurel Pattenden Most of my time since I last wrote my February column on composting has been spent waiting. Not writing but...

Diversity and transformation: Archbishop Linda Nicholls opens the 43rd session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada

Archbishop Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, opened the 43rd Session of the General Synod of the Anglican...

General Synod Highlights

General Synod Highlights for June 30, 2023: General Synod votes no to primatial term extension: READ MORE Ven. Tanya Phibbs...

General Synod Highlights, June 27-July 2

Forty-Third Session of General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada concluded its work on July 2. More than 200 Anglicans from...

Thank you for being a place where so many met the Risen Lord

 "Burning our ship": From this moment on, the parishioners of All Saints', Waterloo can only move forward. The old structure is...

Who will win the Golden Halo?

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt The publishers of the Forward Day by Day devotional works known and...

Relational connectors: Raising up the ministry of deacons

Huron Synod, Pentecost 2023:   Blessed both by the diversity of languages revealed to them and with the ability to communicate and...

Education for Ministry: What keeps you coming back?

By Rev. Canon Val Kenyon For the last number of years our Bishop has been emphasizing for us all the value of, among other things,...

Put your Bible away for a while, or Appreciating degrees of grey

AS I SEE IT By Rev. Jim Innes "Put your Bible away for a while!"  Advice from a priest to a friend whose zealous thirst for...

Navigating the fragmented social media landscape

MEDIA BYTES By Rev. Marty Levesque In the past decade, social media has revolutionized the way people connect, share information, and...

The day I have run out of excuses: Short reflection on a long journey

By Rev. Mark Wilton God is present in our lives. I've always known this. With help from the Holy Spirit constantly prodding and...