A House of Common Prayer
The main worship space of a typical Anglican church comprises a nave, a chancel, and a sanctuary. The nave is the largest part of the worship space, and contains all the pews, the pulpit, and the lectern. The chancel is the front part of the worship space and often contains
The Night Before the Pageant
Costumes draped over chairs: white tunics for angels, brown or striped for prophets, peasants, shepherds. Feathers and fake fur to dress creation’s extravagant parade. Blue robe and veil for Mary. Children have come, said their lines, sung their songs, and gone home. In the wake of their leaving, the helpers
Solidarity Along the Way
The museum attendant watched me quietly as I shuffled slowly from artifact to artifact before she gestured and asked, “Peregrina?” “Si.” Even on a rest day in a large city without my backpack and poles, I couldn’t blend in with the rest of the patrons. My telltale shuffle and pain-filled
Youth Camino Pilgrimage
A small group of senior youth from St. Margaret’s Anglican will be walking the Camino in the spring, documenting their experience along the way. In this issue, we’re introducing who they are and why they’re going. And, when they get back, we’ll run a follow-up piece about what they learned.
Sacred Space and Reconciliation
Healing takes a lot of courage for an individual person to learn to forgive and to move forward from life’s hurtful experiences. Creator, the Spiritual Being, Kisa Munito, loves all his children regardless of race and colour, and has given us gifts to use when battling each day’s daily challenges:
C. S. Lewis, the Great War, and an Unwitting Canadian Connection
It’s July 8, 1917. The Great War rages on the Continent and an 18-year-old C. S. Lewis settles into his new life at the University of Oxford. Studies are on hold, the school nearly empty. Most his peers are on the battlefield, many already dead. He himself will reach the
December Magazine 2018
December’s issue explores Sacred Space. We’ll hear from Elder Sylvia James on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Graham MacFarlane on the design of Anglican church buildings. We also have two pieces on the Camino de Santiago and a poem by Joanne Epp. Lastly, in via media, Michael Gilmour writes about C.S. Lewis preparing for his service
Through all Ages and Cultures
The Church is the family of God, the body of Christ, and the temple of the Holy Spirit. – The Book of Alternative Services. Most Canadians, when asked what a “church” is, picture a building, perhaps of brick or white clapboard, with stained glass windows, gothic-style arched doors, a steeple
Restoring What was Once Broken
Every now and then I catch a glimpse of the TV program Antique Roadshow and am always amazed at the historic items that appear to be in great shape, returning us to an earlier time and certainly a slower pace. Then there are antiques that are not in such great
Consequences that Heal
As the head of an organization that supports men in the justice system, I spend a lot of time observing or reading about criminal trials. What strikes me is how few people are actually satisfied with the outcomes. Naturally, those convicted are not likely to be happy, but the victims,
