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Sister Doreen’s Reflections Dayenu – it would have been enough Dayenu is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The word Dayenu means approximately ‘it is sufficient’ or ‘it would have
Lectio Divina – A Way of Meditating on Scriptures or the Word in Daily Life Sister Doreen’s Reflections There are different forms of praying the scriptures or listening for the Word in daily life, different
By Rev. David Brinton The terrified myrrh-bearing women, looking for the body of the Lord are greeted by the angels at the empty tomb with these words: “Why do you seek the living among the
Sister Doreen’s Reflections “The world and time and all created by GodAre eastering and rising up to life again.The universe and all of us are the resultOf unbearable tenderness, and we are lacedAnd threaded with
By Rev. David Brinton Our society is shot through with traces of the Roman Empire, not just physical remains in the form of ruins and artworks, but in our legal system and church organization, our
By Rev. David Brinton This evening we begin the celebration of the Christian Passover which will end at Evening Prayer on Sunday. In these sacred three days we celebrate the memorial of events which took place
By Sr. Elizabeth Ann, SSJD Are you familiar with the television game show, Jeopardy? Alex Trebek, born in Sudbury*, ON, was its host for 37 years until his death in 2020. In an interesting twist
By Rev. David Brinton OGS The meaning of Holy Week which begins today, is explained by St Paul in this way: “Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality
Sister Doreen’s Reflections The Lord’s Prayer is Jesus’s own prayer. When you pray it, imagine yourself standing alongside Jesus addressing this prayer to God. Jesus gathers up the whole of life in this prayer. It
Sister Doreen’s Reflections Meditations on the Lord’s Prayer: Part Two I have found that it is helpful to begin to ponder the several translations of the Lord’s prayer that are being used today, and I
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.