Roger died suddenly but peacefully at The Royal Victoria Hospital, Glen Site, on Saturday 10th October 2015 in his 85th year. Educated at Harvard and at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, Roger came to Montreal from the United States in 1961, after serving as a priest in Ohio and New York...
In these busiest, dizziest days between Canadian Thanksgiving and Canadian elections… with DIocesan Synod thrown in for good measure… the need for REST becomes obvious. If you want to read while resting, here is a link to John Mark Comer’s essay “The Gift of the Sabbath: I Am Not a Machine.” He...
We are saddened to learn that Roger Balk died last Saturday night. Educated at Harvard and at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, Roger came to Montreal from the United States in 1961, after serving as a priest in Ohio and New York City. He served as honorary assistant at the...
Theological education is never for itself. Moreover, it should concern all of us who proclaim to follow Christ. Education is a kind of feeding. It is truly a form of sustenance for our clergy, and so, for all of us. Jesus feeds his disciples, it is true, but he does...
Calm has gradually been restored to the cathedral and diocesan offices and thanksgiving is now the predominant emotion. The video of Bishop Mary’s installation and consecration has been watched with pleasure by many people. Kay Dila, a former parishioner who now lives in Victoria, wrote “I received the Consecration video...
Journées de la culture was a glorious extended celebration between Friday and Tuesday, involving many hours of work by many people. Thank you to all who volunteered their skills and their time. We had an official visitor from the organisers of the Journées de la culture on Saturday. She stayed...
The Cathedral and Diocesan offices need you to pray for the still small voice of calm to be heard this coming week. There are 4 wonderful and joyful days coming up, starting on Friday with the first of 3 days celebrating Les journées de la culture and finishing with the...
Photo: On a beach in Morocco, people take up the posture of little Aylan Kurdi, whose whose death sounded a wake-up call to the world, How are you responding personally to the refugee crisis? By endorsing the recommendations of Canadian organizations that work with refugees, about how to ramp up our...
I think you will feel breathless after reading about all the whirlwind of events at the cathedral during the next three weeks – so hold on to your hats and grab your agendas The winds start blowing this Sunday with three events scheduled after the end of the 10am Eucharist,...
Christ Church Cathedral is excited to be participating in Les Journées de la Culture! Friday 25th September Saturday 26th September And on Sunday 27th September, join us for Sung Evensong followed by an English tea on the lawn!
“No man is an island entire of itself” wrote John Donne in the seventeenth century, blithely unaware of political correctness. “Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This awareness of our connectedness to the world around the Cathedral is notable in many events taking...
On August 1st, the Cathedral was honoured to host Father Michael Lapsley who spoke to a large and appreciative audience about his experiences as a freedom fighter, priest, and healer in the ongoing work of reconciliation in South Africa. Father Michael Lapsley, SSM, an Anglican priest originally from New Zealand...