As the Jays travel home today for Friday’s World Series game six up 3/2 I cannot resist posting Mark Kingwell’s op-ed in Tuesday’s Globe and Mail. Following my own thoughts on this year’s World Series contest Kingwell takes the analysis further. He identifies the tensions and stresses, the disappointments and delights, the drama and occasional... Continue Reading →
Posted by the Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Minnesota. It’s been an eventful few weeks in the wider Anglican Communion. Bishop Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London, was chosen to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the Church of England and an important figurehead for the whole... Continue Reading →
Gotta love our Toronto Blue Jays. Their 2025 season story continues to unfold and delight fans everywhere. This year, fans smile rather than grimace. Blue shirts, caps, hoodies, scarves, and socks are on full display everywhere right now. Eight months ago the season looked like a sorry repeat of the 2024 season’s last-place finish in... Continue Reading →
Readers of my blog may recall my appreciation for the ministry of the late Dean of Canterbury, the Very Rev. Robert Willis. Dean Willis was gay and in long term relationship with his life partner, Fletcher, with whom he lived in the deanery for decades. To those near him he was open about his relationship.... Continue Reading →
Images throughout this post do not relate specifically to the text of Sean Franklin's article. They simply express how I engage with and respond to the presence of trees where I live. Article by Sean Frankling in the Anglican Journal Published October 15, 2025 The pages of Scripture are rife with roots and branches. From... Continue Reading →
An old bridal tale goes: Something old,something new,something borrowed,something blue . . . In a different tone and context, the good book reminds us: No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. (Mark... Continue Reading →
The report below suggests that in the Church of England at least, a growing number of congregations are moving in a “congregational” direction. This means “low church” where the preaching of the word is prioritized over the sacramental engagement with that Word that is God. Congregationalism also indicates less tolerance for uniformity in practice and... Continue Reading →
I can't believe it either, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense, Rex Huppke in USA today Greene bucked the president and her own party in an interview and advocated for health care subsidies and the release of the Epstein files, while accurately stating that Trump has not lowered prices. President Donald Trump... Continue Reading →
The Power Map of the Trump RegimeWho really works for whom? Robert Reich on Substack, Oct 17, 2025 Friends, A formal organization chart of the Trump regime would show Trump on top, his Cabinet officers arrayed underneath him, the White House staff below them, and an assortment of lower-level appointees at the bottom. The reality... Continue Reading →
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Summerland BC on Sunday, October 19th, 2025 — Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost y the Very Rev. Ken Gray Kathie and I love watching TV legal dramas. It’s where I can channel my inner lawyer. She can speak to her favourites, but here are my top... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 