St. Peter’s, Winnipeg, is hosting a conference on physician-assisted dying titled “Suffering and Hope.” The keynote speaker is Eric Beresford, the chairperson of the Primate’s Theological Commission on Physician-Assisted Death. Below, three of the workshop presenters tackle two of the many issues surrounding the primary discussion: what it means to

Sobbing and gasping, Tom (not his real name) sat up in bed, his gaunt frame hunched forward, struggling to breathe. His scarecrow-thin arms clutched a pillow to his skeletal rib cage as he groaned with the effort of drawing air into his emaciated frame. His blue lips pursed as his

The February issue on suffering is available now to be read online or downloaded for reading on your home device or printing. You can find the easy download and print version (PDF) here.

The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is inviting young women to spend a year living in “God’s rhythm.” The Sisters are inviting up to 10 women, age 22 to 40, to live with them at St. John’s Convent in Toronto, where they will experience the Benedictine life of prayer,

Does Church need to change to keep young people interested? I hesitate to answer this question hastily. In fact, it very well may be the wrong question to ask. Several months ago, popular Episcopalian blogger Rachel Held Evans sparked a fire in the blogosphere when she published an op-ed on CNN

On November 26, 2015, Nancy and I received a wonderful gift on our smart phones: the ultrasound picture of Meghann and Peter’s baby at 19 weeks. He appeared to be resting comfortably on his back, perhaps doing a knee lift to try out some developing muscles. We can easily take

The Anglican Church has had a presence in the area of Rupert’s Land for 195 years. Over that time, congregations, liturgies, and church buildings have shifted and changed. Change is difficult for everyone, with both congregations and parishioners responding differently in each situation, whether it results from immigration, changing relations

The magazine this month has a special focus on the changing Church. Click the photo below to open the January magazine in an online magazine format. To download it for easy printing or reading on your computer, open the pdf here.

Jane Barter Moulaison is currently writing a book that takes up the Christian doctrine called anthropology, or the doctrine of humanity. Below is an excerpt in which she argues that the New Testament understands the human creature primarily as one who is called by Christ and called to respond to

The letter arrived at Old Sun, the Anglican Residential School on the Blackfoot Reserve, in early August, 1966. I had been offered a position as the Senior Boys’ Supervisor at Stringer Hall, the Anglican Residential Hostel in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, for the 1966-67 school year. I was looking forward to having

Many of us have been raised to think of Canada as a country built of refugees and other immigrants. When we think of the nation’s his- tory, early religious refugees come to mind, as well as waves of newcomers following the World Wars, the Vietnamese boat people, and others fleeing

Click the photo below to open the December magazine in an online magazine format. To download it for easy printing or reading on your computer, open the pdf here.