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Jonathan Rowe


They Want to See Jesus
In many Anglican churches, the priest will hold up the bread for the Eucharist, either during or after the Eucharistic prayer. We do this...
Jonathan Rowe
Jan 1, 20221 min read


What Would Jesus Do? Not What You Think
When Newfoundland’s vaccine passport was announced, some Anglicans complained about how it would affect faith-based gatherings. They...
Jonathan Rowe
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Generation to Generation
Over the years, I have watched a lot of grandparents take their grandchildren to church with them. Often, they do so apologetically,...
Jonathan Rowe
Oct 31, 20211 min read


It's Time to Stop Talking About 'Vocational Priests'
More and more, I’ve heard people talk about ‘vocational priests’ as if this was the future of ordained ministry in Newfoundland. It’s...
Jonathan Rowe
Sep 30, 20211 min read


A New and Better Normal
As restrictions lift, people get vaccinated, and concerns about the pandemic ease, life gradually starts to return to ‘normal’. It’s not...
Jonathan Rowe
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Newfoundland Nones
Once upon a time, we assumed that every Anglican had a parish that they belonged to. When the clergy visited hospitals, they could ask to...
Jonathan Rowe
May 31, 20211 min read


Digital Clericalism for the 21st Century
More than twenty years ago, a young Anglican priest wrote, ‘Some laity still find it fanciful that their parish has a Web page, and some...
Jonathan Rowe
Apr 30, 20212 min read


Twenty Four Hours After You're Symptom Free
At the end of February, I caught a cold. I didn’t have a cough or a fever, but I had a runny nose and felt exhausted, and out of an...
Jonathan Rowe
Mar 31, 20212 min read


Church in the Bubble
Later this month, the shutdown in Newfoundland will be a year old. Many of the extreme restrictions of the early days have long since...
Jonathan Rowe
Mar 1, 20211 min read


At What Cost?
When we’re in crisis mode, it can be easy to let our priorities go off course. Some time ago, we started to talk about the fact that too...
Jonathan Rowe
Feb 1, 20211 min read


As the Father Has Sent Me, So I Send You
There is a lot of vague talk about Mission these days, and a lot of it can sound pretty intimidating. Sometimes we talk about the Great...
Jonathan Rowe
Jan 1, 20211 min read


Changing the Church's Teaching on Marriage is Nothing New
After friends and family have gathered for a wedding, and the procession has made it to the chancel steps, the officiant begins an...
Jonathan Rowe
Sep 16, 20193 min read


Living with Disagreement
We acknowledge the ongoing reality that there is a diversity of understandings and teachings about marriage in the Anglican Church of...
Jonathan Rowe
Sep 13, 20194 min read


General Synod Didn’t NEED to change the Marriage Canon (But They Should Have)
One of the things that annoyed me in the wake of General Synod was the way the media slanted the story of what had happened. Headlines...
Jonathan Rowe
Sep 12, 20192 min read


'A Word to the Church' is More Important than a Marriage Canon Change
Like many people, I went through a great deal of shock, anger, and disappointment when the Order of Bishops failed to pass the proposed...
Jonathan Rowe
Sep 10, 20194 min read
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