CoGS expresses concerns on medical assistance in dying, moves forward with discipleship and evangelism task force
Anglican Journal
by Matthew Puddister
1w ago
Council of General Synod (CoGS) has passed resolutions on the need for further discussion and education around medical assistance in dying (MAID), the formation of a discipleship and evangelism task force, and a review of the process by which ecclesiastical provinces elect CoGS representatives. General Synod last year referred all three resolutions to CoGS, which […] The post CoGS expresses concerns on medical assistance in dying, moves forward with discipleship and evangelism task force appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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Next up: a female Archbishop of Canterbury?
Anglican Journal
by Matthew Puddister
3w ago
It’s now ‘entirely thinkable,’ conference hears Thirty years after Victoria Matthews became the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada, has the time come for a woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury? The question arose during “Faithful to the Call,” a Feb. 26 online conference honouring Matthews on […] The post Next up: a female Archbishop of Canterbury? appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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Fatigue and hope define outlook for Ukrainian charity
Anglican Journal
by Sean Frankling
3w ago
As the war between Russia and Ukraine approaches the end of its second year, Fight for Right, a charity supported by the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), has changed its focus from evacuating people in urgent need to advocacy for a more accessible Ukraine, says Tanya Herasymova, the charity’s director.   The post Fatigue and hope define outlook for Ukrainian charity appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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The Easter egg and Christian hope
Anglican Journal
by Tali Folkins
3w ago
In a 2013 article for Scientific American (“Beyond Ishtar: The Tradition of Eggs at Easter”), writer Krystal D’Costa helpfully demolishes the hoax, circulating on the internet at the time, that the ultimate origin of Easter was the celebration of Ishtar, ancient Babylonian goddess of love and war (an interesting combination of spheres over which to preside, I’ve always thought). The post The Easter egg and Christian hope appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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Are Canada’s Christian statutory holidays discriminatory?
Anglican Journal
by Matthew Puddister
3w ago
Question may loom larger in coming years, researcher says Christian holy days like Christmas and Easter are likely to remain statutory holidays in Canada in the near term, a legal scholar says—but the question of accommodation for non-Christian religious holidays could become more important in the future as the country welcomes half a million immigrants […] The post Are Canada’s Christian statutory holidays discriminatory? appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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Churches hosting encampments report multiple challenges
Anglican Journal
by Matthew Puddister
3w ago
Cities forcibly clear tents as housing crisis spurs rising homelessness Second part of Welcoming the Stranger, a two-part series. Churches that have tried to welcome homeless people by allowing them to sleep on their property say they have faced diverse challenges, and as the housing crisis continues with no end in sight, some are calling for deeper […] The post Churches hosting encampments report multiple challenges appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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Celebrating the gift of an all-accepting love
Anglican Journal
by Archbishop Linda Nicholls
3w ago
Human beings were created by the love of God for love of God and neighbour, expressed in a variety of ways through friendship, marriage, family and community. Whenever we begin a friendship or an intimate relationship we long for it to be one in which we can be honest and truthful, accepted, respected and loved […] The post Celebrating the gift of an all-accepting love appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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A prayer for Lenten humility
Anglican Journal
by Archbishop Chris Harper
3w ago
FEATHER: Creator God, we, your children of creation, come before you in this prayer with humble and open hearts. Continue, we pray, to open our spirits and our understanding to you and lead us on the good path, so that we might become agreeable to you. Humble us that we might speak with peace and […] The post A prayer for Lenten humility appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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Anglican-owned hospital endures ‘catastrophic situation’ in Gaza
Anglican Journal
by Sean Frankling
3w ago
Dr. Suhaila Tarazi is the director of North Gaza’s Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, which is owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and is a partner of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), the Anglican Church of Canada and the Canadian Companions of Jerusalem. Since the war between Israel and Hamas began Oct. 7, the hospital has continued to serve the people of North Gaza, and at times has been the only hospital still functioning there. It has carried on amid tragedy and disruption; an October explosion in the hospital’s courtyard killed and injured about 500 people ..read more
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John Ligertwood, longtime treasurer at General Synod, dead at 96
Anglican Journal
by Matthew Puddister
1M ago
The Anglican Church of Canada’s general treasurer for nearly four decades, John Ligertwood, died Nov. 16 after sustaining a head injury during a fall. He was 96 years old. The post John Ligertwood, longtime treasurer at General Synod, dead at 96 appeared first on Anglican Journal ..read more
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