All Saints’, Dorval Proper 25, Year A September 20, 2026 James Rebanks with his dogs and sheep This past week, I was turning over the Parable of the Vineyard in my mind and wondering how to approach this incredibly rich text, which is one of my favourites and has a habit of popping up at pivotal times in my life…. View Post
From your heart
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 24, Year A September 13, 2026 Jesus MAFA, “The Unforgiving Servant” And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart. Oof. Jesus is… View Post
Happy New Year?
All Saints’, Dorval Feast of the Creator, Year A September 6, 2026 Aidan Hart, “Creation to Jerusalem” icon Happy New Year! If you’ve been around the Anglican Church – or any Western liturgical church, for that matter – for any length of time, you would expect to hear that said from the pulpit on the first Sunday of Advent, which… View Post
Two women who taught God
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 20, Year A August 16, 2026 If you were at our Christmas pageant last December, you remember the scene in which Dion, playing the Angel of the Lord, brought to Layla, playing Mary, the news that she would be the mother of God’s Son. As the passage describing the angel’s visit was read out from the… View Post
Boats on a stormy sea
All Saints’, Dorval Proper 19, Year A August 9, 2026 Me, Ariel, and Arike aboard the Janet May on the first day of Schooner camp, circa 1990 It’s been occurring to me over the past few weeks that Canadians, and especially Canadian church people, seem to be disproportionately obsessed with boats. Yes, today’s Gospel reading is about boats – and we’ll… View Post
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