Rob Weinert-Kendt November 6, 2026 in America: The Jesuit Review “Apperceptive mass” is a fancy psychological term for the way our prior experience colors our perceptions. I first heard it back in film school as a useful critical concept to explain our evolving relationship with movie stars: the way a Tom Cruise or a Denzel... Continue Reading →
After Father Michael Lapsley was exiled by the South African Government in 1976, he joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became one of their chaplains. Whilst living in Zimbabwe he discovered he was on the South African Government hit list. In April 1990 he received a letter bomb in the post. As a result... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC All Saints’ Day - Principal FeastSunday, November 1st, 2026 The Very Rev. Ken Gray I have decided to tell you the truth — well I guess it is my truth — I don’t really like All Saints Day. I know, I know, it... Continue Reading →
From Tzeporah Berman on FB The Green vote did not cause the BC NDP to lose this election. The numbers are pretty clear. It’s also clear that David Eby and the BCNDP lost this election and saddled us with a majority Conservative government because they abandoned their base, broke their promises and then made a... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, SummerlandSunday, October 18th, 2026 | The Twenty-First Sunday after PentecostThe Very Rev. Ken Gray Names are important. I like to be called by my name and I expect you do also. I have no idea why I am named Kenneth John. Kenneth Reid lived across the street... Continue Reading →
The data below shows the ten most popular blogs at takenote.ca during the week ending Friday October 9. 77 Hey there, Jack A grandfather greets his newborn grandson 69 I always wondered why Radar left M*A*S*H before the show ended — Now I know One of our most viewed blogs. Who knew what we... Continue Reading →
A sermon for Thanksgiving weekend, Oct 11, 2026 — The congregation of St. Saviour Anglican Church, Penticton BC by the Very Rev. Ken Gray Howdy folks; it’s great to be back with you, in this pulpit after 77 days away, from preaching and from church. Much has happened for me and for you I am... Continue Reading →
Summerland Health Care Auxiliary has raised $1M for a new medical hub in town through the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. Planned for 13201 Victoria Road North, the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary Medical Clinic's goal is primary care, supporting physician recruitment and retention, and connecting more residents with ongoing medical care. The Auxiliary's gift will... Continue Reading →
I have always loved preaching, both as a listener and a presenter. As a young adult I read books by British preachers Martyn Lloyd Jones and John Stott, both in the evangelical tradition, with great interest. As a music student in London I attended All Souls, Langham place, the flagship of British Evangelicalism in the... Continue Reading →
The newest member of the TakeNote team This piece by the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is part of Sustainable Faith: An Interfaith Season of Creation, a series from Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light (IPL) in which leaders from across Massachusetts' religious and ethical traditions write, in the first person, about how their faith connects with... Continue Reading →
