The following tribute was shared with those attending the Funeral for the late Rev Canon Captain Isabel Healy-Morrow held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Kamloops on Monday April 3, 2023. A large congregation gathered to give thanks to God for her life, witness and friendship. Joining family and friends were lay and clergy leaders and... Continue Reading →
Air travel is hard work these days. I am old enough to remember the days of relaxed luxurious travel, even in economy class. Sure there were always lineups, the longest of which might have been fifteen minutes long. I now hear of passengers stranded in line, sometimes for fifteen hours! The halcyon days before security... Continue Reading →
“You are not to tie up his laces” my otherwise kind wife Kathie exclaimed. The ritual had become all too frequent. Regardless of which shoes I wear, my laces come undone. Green, brown or blue, flat or round, long or short, all are wiggle loose triggered by the rocking rhythm of my walking. My shoelaces... Continue Reading →
Cards on the table—true confession time--I am not a fan of parish amalgamation as a solution for parishes facing an uncertain future. It seems to me that the bringing more than one struggling parish together with another in similar condition only produces one larger struggling church. Certainly some activities can be combined helping to create... Continue Reading →
Allow me to introduce you to John Waddington Feather. Now deceased, we first met in during the summer of 1982 at the Anglican Jekyll Street bunkhouse in Whitehorse, Yukon. John was a former paratrooper who worked for a time with British Intelligence--He physically jumped into the Suez crisis and had no time for non-violent resistance.... Continue Reading →
“Prepare for disappointment!” As they engaged each other in swordplay, Inigo Montoya and Dread Pirate Roberts tested the skills and determination of the other in the movie: The Princess Bride. After some engagement it was obvious that each was a skilled swordsman. But who would overcome the other? Montoya “Who are you?” he screamed. Roberts... Continue Reading →
So how should we rate Canada’s response to the climate crisis? One word: Awful! Actually it’s worse than awful and worsening still despite a mild shift in public opinion fueled by the short sighted goals of elected officials. Additionally, if industry is slow to adapt to new realities, it seems the banks and financial markets... Continue Reading →
“There’s water dripping from the ceiling” exclaimed my wife Kathie as we lay in bed at 4:00 a.m. recently. I thought she was reporting a crazy dream to me which is sometimes the case, but no, there was indeed water dripping from the ceiling next to our bed, actually a steady stream of clear refreshing... Continue Reading →
Below is the first in a series of conversations between myself and Bishop Geoff Woodcroft, Bishop of the Diocese of Rupert’s Land in Canada. Geoff and I first met in an elevator at General Synod 2019. Following another more recent encounter I posed some questions to Bishop Geoff to which he generously responded. The notes... Continue Reading →
A sermon preached on Sunday Feb 5, 2023 at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town,South Africa by Fr Michael Lapsley SS, Canon for Healing and Reconciliation at St Georges. In 1990 Fr. Michael was sent a letter bomb by the apartheid regime. It was hidden inside two religious magazines. He lost both hands and the sight... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 