[Ken Gray] I met Walter Brueggemann at a North American Cathedral Deans conference in Cincinnati a few years ago. We were table mates at a conference where he was the featured presenter. I think he was curious about this Canadian ecologically engaged small cathedral dean. His mood was as relaxed as his wit was sharp.... Continue Reading →
A sermon from Su McLeod, Director of supporter relations, Alongside Hope (formerly the Canadian Anglican Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund) on Sunday June 1, 2025 at St. John the Divine Anglican Church, Victoria BC [Ken Gray] OUR UNPLANNED VISIT to my childhood church, St. John’s Iin Victoria brought to life so many fond memories... Continue Reading →
With thanks to Bill Sundhu and Avi Lewis who wrote the following message. [Avi Lewis] My father Stephen Lewis is spectacularly uninterested in social media, so I’m posting this myself (though he has read it and is prepared to suffer the indignity of all I'm about to reveal). When he was Canada’s ambassador to the... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/hKgUxqXoc9M Today is the day that I will sit down and plan my own funeral, not the entire rite, but the music. Some will ask me if I am feeling poorly. Not at all. My arthritis continues to exert influence; hearing joins sight in disadvantage; diabetic management continues apace, and my memory fails increasingly each... Continue Reading →
No, Mr. Netanyahu, it is neither anti-Semitic nor pro-Hamas to report that in just over six months your extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and injured 77,000, 70% of whom are women and children. It's not anti-Semitic to report that your attacks have destroyed 221k homes in Gaza, leaving one million people homeless, or nearly... Continue Reading →
CHARLIE ANGUS / THE RESISTANCE — MAY 18, 2025 [Former MP Charlie Angus has now closed his Ottawa office following from the Canadian House of Commons for 21 years. His advocacy continues however, notably through his Substack blog: The Resistance.] [Charlie Angus] "One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a... Continue Reading →
Guest blog -- THE REVEREND LAUREL DYKSTRAPriest, Salal + Cedar; Vicar, St. George’s, Fort Langley This article first appeared in TOPIC, the Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, Canada. “The geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out of an inner journey.” Thomas Merton From the 17th Century allegory Pilgrim’s Progress, to Annie Dillard’s 1970s... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Summerland — The 5th Sunday of Easter, May 18, 2025 While rector of St. Stephen’s some years ago I created a sermon series focused on four- or five-letter words. A four letter word sermon talked about LOVE. Five-letter editions unpacked FAITH and GRACE. Today, I... Continue Reading →
Posted by James Morgan | May 11, 2025 | TheReview.ca -- UPDATED [Ken Gray] Many have found the spiritual discipline of pilgrimage helpful as a way to integrate physical exercise with respect for creation and as a way to advocate for a healthy world. In other posts I have focused on these themes, not less... Continue Reading →
A report from the Rev., Dr. Rachel Mash, Anglican Communion, co-facilitatorPublished on Facebook The 1st of September, known globally as the World Day of Prayer for Creation, marks the beginning of the Season of Creation. In March 2024, a major conference held in Assisi explored the vision of elevating this day into a liturgical feast... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 