The Anglican Church in Canada has just released this year’s Christmas message from Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate: Christmas 2017 At many Christmas Services, there is one carol that is sung by candlelight and most often it is “Silent Night! Holy Night!” But this year I invite you to consider “O Little Town of Bethlehem”. …
A Christmas message from Archbishop Hiltz: “But you, O Bethlehem” Read More »
Later, as they trailed away for the journey home, you could still find traces of calmness in the air where they had sat and moved and had their being.
The 2015 film “Spotlight” covers the scandal surrounding Cardinal Bernard Law, archbishop of Boston, who eventually resigned his position after investigations, instigated by the Boston Globe, revealed he had protected pedophile priests for years. In other areas of human rights, he had been a strong voice, controversial in a different way, says the New York …
Cardinal Law, who protected abusive priests, has died at age 86 Read More »
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