Edmund Laldin, Author at Rupert's Land News https://rupertslandnews.ca News from the Diocese of Rupert's Land in the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:47:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/rupertslandnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/solid-blue.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Edmund Laldin, Author at Rupert's Land News https://rupertslandnews.ca 32 32 62678561 Why Do We Pray? Edmund Laldin’s Response https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-do-we-pray-edmund-laldin/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-do-we-pray-edmund-laldin/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:53:55 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173202 The premise of this article is to articulate and present a cogent submission on prayer and our need to pray. Furthermore, it will explore what our prayers should be and whether God answers them. The conclusion will endeavour to connect with my previous articles on attending the church and partaking in the Eucharist. Before we […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-do-we-pray-edmund-laldin/feed/ 0 173202 Why Do We Celebrate the Eucharist? Edmund Laldin’s Response https://rupertslandnews.ca/celebrating-the-eucharist-edmund-laldin/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/celebrating-the-eucharist-edmund-laldin/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:50:27 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173157 In my previous article, responding to the question “Why go to church?” I argued the following: The church provides a loving, caring, and like-minded community for the participant. There might not be a clear demarcation between the sacred and the profane, since the whole universe is God’s creation. Every human being reflects the image of […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/celebrating-the-eucharist-edmund-laldin/feed/ 0 173157 Why Go to Church? Edmund Laldin’s Response https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-go-to-church-edmund-laldin/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-go-to-church-edmund-laldin/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:36:58 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=173100 In the post-modern and post-Christendom world, the archaic reasons to attend church are invalid and foreign to fellow pilgrims. People are going to churches to experience community, unity in the diversity of opinion and lifestyle, and to be nurtured and strengthened by God’s word, so that they may love others as much as Jesus has […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/why-go-to-church-edmund-laldin/feed/ 0 173100 Now I was Cupbearer to the King https://rupertslandnews.ca/now-i-was-cupbearer-to-the-king/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/now-i-was-cupbearer-to-the-king/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:20:58 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=172929 The title of this article is Nehemiah’s job description. Nehemiah was a prisoner of war who lived in Susa. Susa was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers in Iran. One of the most important cities of the Ancient […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/now-i-was-cupbearer-to-the-king/feed/ 0 172929 A Time to Come Together, A Time to Build https://rupertslandnews.ca/a-time-to-come-together-a-time-to-build/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/a-time-to-come-together-a-time-to-build/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:15:33 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/introducing-the-st-johns-theology-hub-copy/  The Anti-Racism Black Anglican Network hosted its first conference at St. John’s College from August 14 to 17.  The conference was a success and had presentations that were both informative and challenging. All the presenters were well prepared, and I was privileged to speak alongside them. There were experts in a variety of subjects who […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/a-time-to-come-together-a-time-to-build/feed/ 0 172548 Sing a New Song unto the Lord: The Relationship of Music and Liturgy https://rupertslandnews.ca/sing-a-new-song-unto-the-lord-the-relationship-of-music-and-liturgy/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/sing-a-new-song-unto-the-lord-the-relationship-of-music-and-liturgy/#respond Sat, 25 May 2024 16:38:50 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=172424 Image by: Austin Pacheco   By: Edmund Laldin One of the definitions of liturgy is the ‘work of the people.’ It simply means that the liturgy is composed for and by the worshipping community to be relevant and representative of their needs, concerns, thanksgivings, and inspiration for the kingdom of God. All of the above […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/sing-a-new-song-unto-the-lord-the-relationship-of-music-and-liturgy/feed/ 0 172424 Caste System or Racial Discrimination? https://rupertslandnews.ca/caste-system-or-racial-discrimination/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/caste-system-or-racial-discrimination/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:16:04 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=172258 Image by Nicolas Krebs   By: Edmund Laldin Racial injustice and systematic racism in Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) came up in a recent conversation with a friend. We discussed the causes, symptoms, and perhaps the cure of this horrible sickness in society and in the ACC. We expressed the following two […]

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]]> https://rupertslandnews.ca/caste-system-or-racial-discrimination/feed/ 0 172258 “With All Your People”: On the Anglican Church of Canada’s Treatment of BIPOC People https://rupertslandnews.ca/with-all-your-people-on-the-anglican-church-of-canadas-treatment-of-bipoc-people/ https://rupertslandnews.ca/with-all-your-people-on-the-anglican-church-of-canadas-treatment-of-bipoc-people/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:57:20 +0000 https://rupertslandnews.ca/?p=171790 Life-giving and transformative conversations and dialogues are difficult for both listener and speaker. They are difficult because they mandate honesty, vulnerability, trust and the willingness to listen to one another. For example, talking about white privilege, white fragility, and racism in the Anglican Church of Canada is arduous. The speaker in these situations can either […]

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