I am pleased to share a sermon from a colleague, Fiona Brownlee preached at Montreal’s Christ Church Cathedral on the 20th Anniversary of the Massacre at Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, December 6, 1989. After the event and Fiona’s sermon the sentiments expressed remain potent and deserving of our attention today. Scripture Readings:Judges 11: 30-40Psalm 551 Corinthians... Continue Reading →
And in other news — Wisdom for today from the late Justice Murray Sinclair
The Hon. Justice Murray Sinclair died Monday November 4, 2024. My own acknowledgement is here. Written in 2021 here are some of Justice Sinclair’s words. His inspiration continues . . . If you know your Creation story, Then you know from where you have come And you know where you are going And what you... Continue Reading →
Generosity . . . humour . . . humility . . . kindness — Murray Sinclair has died
Photo credit: APTN news Tributes continue to pour in for Judge Murray Sinclair Mazina Giizhik, Judge, Senator and a Chair of the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission who died in a Winnipeg hospital aged 73 on Monday, November 4, 2024 after a long illness. Described by the BBC as “a national leaderin Indigenous justice and... Continue Reading →
RIP Robert Willis
The former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral and founder of the “Garden Congregation” the Very Rev. Robert Willis - The following from The Church Times. THE former Dean of Canterbury the Very Revd Robert Willis died “suddenly and peacefully” in the United States on Tuesday. He was 77. In a message to Berkeley Divinity School, Yale,... Continue Reading →