As the visitor walks past and the greeter silently thrusts a bulletin toward them, what is communicated is a message of: ‘take this bulletin and sit down’ rather than ‘I welcome you to this church’. Continue reading
I’ll bet we have all unfriended or been unfriended at some point, and for a variety of reasons; some good, some not so good, some totally bizarre. Are our socmed practices a reflection of our faith, or do we even think about that? Continue reading
I was looking forward to seeing how a seminary student would handle the murky morality of Reality TV. How would his or her faith be presented in this show? More specifically, how would someone, presumably in their formative years of life, express their devotion to God and their call to ministry as they schemed, strategized, and battled their way towards one millions dollars?
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What happens when you lose your way? For some, “the way” may feel like a pair of glasses without which they cannot see. For others, it is more like a raft that can be left at shore once they have crossed over to the other side of the river, while new “ways” await them as they journey onwards. Continue reading
In the third and final part of our series looking at differences between the Anglican Church of Canada and The Episcopal Church in the United States, the Reverend Matthew Cadwell, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Wakefield, MA, and doctoral student in theology at Trinity College, Toronto, writes in response to the question: What from Canadian practice do you find yourself missing in TEC, and why? Continue reading
In the second part of our series, the Reverend Matthew Cadwell writes in response to the question: What do you like best about the liturgical way of being in the Anglican Church of Canada and in The Episcopal Church? Continue reading
The Reverend Matthew Cadwell, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Wakefield, MA, and doctoral student in theology at Trinity College, Toronto, writes in response to the question: What, in your impression, are the most significant differences in liturgical expression between the two provinces? Continue reading
It’s when we visit other parishes in our own dioceses, or further afield, or when we experience the worship services of communities of other Christian denominations that we see what we have in common and what’s different. Visits can give us “eyes to see,” that help us to reflect on our own practice: allowing us to better celebrate what is good and to nurture what needs care.
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