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A Homily for the Feast of St. Patrick and The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine. By Sr. Doreen, SSJD. When we think of Saint Patrick our minds usually go immediately to the holiday, celebrated
By Fr. David Brinton, OGS The secure and peaceful home life today’s gospel predicts for Jesus, Mary, and Joseph began very differently – with the catastrophic circumstances of Mary’s pregnancy during her engagement to Joseph.
By the Rev’d Canon Andrea Budgey (2 Kings 2.1-12; Psalm 50.1-6; 2 Corinthians 4.3-6; Mark 9.2-9) Every year, on the last Sunday after Epiphany (or, perhaps more significantly, the last Sunday before Lent), our lectionary
By the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz ‘God is our whole support, God is our whole love. God is our whole life.’ You, dear Sisters, will recognize these words as those which conclude the commentary on
By The Most Rev Linda Nicholls Mother Hannah Grier Coome, Foundress of SSJD “If I believed the world were to end tomorrow, I would still plant a tree today.” That is a quotation allegedly from
By The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz Giving thanks on the anniversary of the dedication of this chapel, we hear once again the account of the dedication of the Temple built in Jerusalem early the reign
By the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz. “Rejoice!” That’s the call of the Readings appointed for this Third Sunday of Advent. The prophet speaks of great rejoicing in the ministry of The Servant of God, comforting
Homily by Father David Brinton, OGS Today, the Feast of Christ the King or the Reign of Christ, is the last Sunday of the Church year, the end of the annual liturgical cycle that commemorates
November 1, 2023 – Reflection by The Rev. Frances Drolet-Smith, Oblate, SSJD As the story goes1, shortly after Thomas Merton converted to Catholicism in the late 1930s, he and his friend Robert Lax were walking
August 15, 2023 Reflection by Archbishop Fred Hiltz In her book, “Full of Grace: Encountering Mary in Faith, Art and Life”, Judith Dupré writes, “Through the centuries Mary’s historical identity has become a living canvas
The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is a contemporary expression of the religious life for women within the Anglican Church of Canada. We were founded in Toronto in 1884. Our Mother House, St. John’s Convent, continues to be in Toronto.