Anglican Journal

05/27/2026

In his latest column, Primate Shane Parker reflects on the ongoing journey of reconciliation and building of a new relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Anglican churches.

My first official visit as primate was to the gathering of Sacred Circle in Calgary last summer. During our time together, we recalled the story of how, 32 years ago, leaders of the Indigenous Anglican Church received a very clear vision that they rendered into a document called The Covenant—a gif...

05/26/2026

Archbishop Douglas Hambidge, who died on March 2, was a champion of Indigenous rights and participation in the church, and a sought-after speaker on church stewardship.

Hambidge was bishop of the diocese of New Westminster and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and Yukon.

05/20/2026

A time capsule inside a cornerstone laid in 1953, which disappeared from the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office more than two decades ago, has finally been recovered.

05/12/2026

A new resource from the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada explores the purpose of church apologies—and how to do one well. The Anglican Journal spoke with some of its authors and others about why this work matters.

The Bible is more concerned with concrete acts of reconciliation than with modeling how to give a verbal apology, Bishop of Quebec Bruce Myers says. That was one of the key findings he and other members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada (ARC Canada) noted in their document Theology o...

05/07/2026

The May issue of the Journal is now online, with features and updates from across the Church.

The latest issue of the Anglican Journal is now online. Read about Northern Ontario Anglicans stepping up in their communities; the significance of Pentecost; a working group initiating conversations about disability and belonging in the Diocese of Niagara, a call for the church to be an instrument....

05/06/2026

Pentecost should be celebrated as a joyful end to the season of Easter, filled with the promise of God’s abiding presence, Primate Shane Parker writes in his latest column.

In May of 2002, I travelled through parts of Germany and Austria. The trip was partly nostalgic as I sought out the places I had been when my family lived in northwestern Germany in the late 1960s because of my father’s military posting.

05/05/2026

When the Journal asked clergy and scholars to explain the significance of Pentecost, the answers shared a common thread: the presence of the Holy Spirit transcending barriers of language and identity and empowering believers to spread the gospel.

When the Anglican Journal asked clergy and scholars to explain the significance of Pentecost, which takes place on the seventh Sunday after Easter, it heard diverse interpretations reflective of the biblical story behind the feast day.

05/04/2026

Several religious groups and civil liberties organizations are expressing concerns about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, which the House of Commons passed in its third and final vote on March 25.

04/29/2026

Archbishop Chris Harper, Presiding Elder of Sacred Circle, reflects on diversity within the Body of Christ and calls for the church to be an instrument of healing and inclusion.

FEATHER: Creator God, we your children lift our prayer to you today. We thank you for the diversity of this world we have been gifted; we thank you for the abundance of gifts seen and unseen and especially for your endless love and grace.

04/28/2026

Archbishop Percy O’Driscoll, who served as the 10th bishop of Huron and 15th metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, died on April 17.

Archbishop Percy O’Driscoll, former bishop of Huron and the 15th metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario, died on April 17.