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30 Years Ago Today

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

Thirty years ago today I was ordained a priest at St. Jude’s Church, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. My brothers showed up, as did my parents and some of my aunts and uncles and other relatives. The time seems to have flied … Continue reading →

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Thirty Years a Priest

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Through Lent With George Herbert Maundy Thursday I have been a priest for almost thirty years now. When I was ordained there were a variety of models of how to be a priest, and there are more now. These models … Continue reading →

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On Being a Priest

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

At the age of twenty-six I became an elder. Not an elder in age, of course, but I was ordained to be an elder in the church. Elder in  the Greek of the early church is πρεσβύτερος or presbuteros. This … Continue reading →

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