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“Sir, let it alone for one more year.” -Luke 13:8 In considering the evils that have plagued this world in the past century and contrasting the great evils of our time with the relatively benevolent behaviour of everyday men and women, it would be easy for us to say we...
“Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning” (Joel 2:12), says the Lord. “Be reconciled with God” (2 Corinthians 5:20), begs St. Paul. Indeed, Lent is a homecoming of sorts. It is a time when we need to take the time to be with...
On Friday, Feb 3rd, following the the tragic attack on a Quebec mosque, along with other faith leaders and civic leaders, I was invited to address a prayer vigil held by the Newmarket Muslim community. Here are the words I shared and the prayer I offered: To our friends in...
“As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy...
I will be ordained priest this coming Sunday, and so I thought I might share a word or two about my thoughts and feelings on the eve of this joyous occasion. Perhaps more than anything else, I find myself filled with hope – hope for our wonderful Anglican communion and...
One of the many Christmas images we have is that taken from Luke’s’ gospel of the shepherds keeping watch over their flock. The reference to shepherds reminds us of David’s earlier calling to be king with which you may be familiar with from the Old Testament, where he too was...
As a child I was always one who had a terrible time waiting for Christmas morning. Given the chance, I would have opened my presents at the earliest moment possible. Fortunately, my parents always had the good sense to make us boys wait. While other families we knew had this...
Whether your concern is for the environment, equal rights for women and minorities, or our ability as Canadians to supply our largest market south of the border with our goods and services, you are probably not happy with last week’s election results in the U.S. And certainly, if you are...
Why are people so angry about Christmas carols in November? A couple of years ago Shoppers’ Drug Mart decided, in response to customer feedback, to nix playing Christmas carols this month. This year they seem to have relented and are now waiting until Remembrance Day has passed. It is amazing...
Zhanna is our new Office Administrator, she started in September 2016. We think she’s an amazing fit – very comfortable and capable around technology, she comes equipped with an amazingly warm personality and adds a great energy to the office with her smile. Welcome Zhanna! If you haven’t had the...
