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Today it is our joy to remember the naming of the Child whose Nativity we celebrate throughout these twelve days of Christmas.

At many Christmas Services, there is one carol that is sung by candlelight and most often it is “Silent Night! Holy Night!”

Leaders from the Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches in Canada have called on the Government of Canada to commit more resources to relieve hunger and de-escalate civil strife in South Sudan.

In many places the large rough wooden cross carried into the Good Friday liturgy remains in place throughout the first few weeks of Easter. But now bunches of spring flowers surround its foot and a good length of white linen is draped over its arms.

In our time in history, terrible crimes against humanity are claiming more and more innocent victims. Last week, the world witnessed horrific images of Syrian children foaming at the mouth, convulsing and dying in the arms of their sobbing mothers and fathers. Their deaths were brought on by yet another round of the use of … Continued

As we make our way through Holy Week – that time of such wondrous love, when for my sake and that of all the world Christ gave himself to death, there are two moments when I am invariably ‘undone’. One of those moments is on Maundy Thursday. We will have recalled the Last Supper and … Continued

A week before the inauguration of Donald Trump, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, is asking for prayers for the United States.

Next week, the eyes and ears of all Americans and indeed many other people around the world will be turned toward Capitol Hill in Washington as Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office.

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