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CoGS debates resolution on non-disclosure agreements

It took Julie Macfarlane, now a retired professor of law at the University of Windsor, four decades to come forward about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of a Church of England priest when ...
Anglican Journal

‘Each child was so alone’: Memoir details workers’ experience at former Anglican-run residential school

For nearly half a century, Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein rarely spoke about their experience as childcare workers at the Alert Bay Student Residence, better known as St. Michael’s Indian Residential ...
Anglican Journal

Thomas Anthony remembered for same-sex rights, anti-apartheid activism

The Rev. Thomas Anthony, former director of the Anglican Church of Canada’s National and World Program—now known as its Global Relations department—died Feb. 17 at the age of 87. Anthony had a ...
Anglican Journal

‘God is alive’: A biblical storyteller shares the secrets of his calling

John Frank-Epp has seen the impact telling a good story can have on people. A founding member of the Canadian branch of the Network of Biblical Storytellers (NBS), an ecumenical association, Frank-Epp ...
Anglican Journal

Key recommendations of the TRC report

In its final report, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) issued 94 calls to action that it said would “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian ...
Anglican Journal

‘We are creatures of dust who cry out to God’: Ephraim Radner on pandemic and apocalypse

Within the Anglican Church of Canada, the Rev. Ephraim Radner has become known for giving voice to positions that some find controversial, challenging or, in his words, negative. His public opposition ...
The Anglican Journal

Let’s not hide the true Christmas gift

FEATHER: Creator God, we the children of your creation lift our thanksgiving for your wondrous hand in making all things new ...
The Anglican Journal

National office negotiating exit from United Church lease, CoGS hears

A law firm contracted by the Anglican Church of Canada is in negotiations with the United Church of Canada on the former’s ...
The Anglican Journal

2026 budget cuts programming, funds pathways toward leaner church

The 2026 budget for the Anglican Church of Canada makes cuts to line items across the board with exceptions for parts of the ...
The Anglican Journal

Task force to pave way for national youth council

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has directed General Secretary Andrea Mann to form a task force and create terms of ...
Anglican Journal

What are the Lambeth Calls?

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby decided on the Lambeth Calls as a new process to organize discussion at the 2022 Lambeth Conference. The Calls consist of a series of declarations, affirmations ...
Anglican Journal

Communion’s future should draw on theological synthesis, say Canadian speakers at N.Y. symposium

The Anglican Communion must empower diverse cultures to express the faith in their own terms, balanced with the deeper truths that make the denomination unique, say two Canadian Anglicans who served ...