This coming Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, the season of preparation in the lead up to our Incarnation Celebrations at...
Psalm 150 Some folks fool themselves into believing,But I know what I know once, at the heightOf hopeless touching, my man and I...
Today's hopeful art is a song that won the competition to celebrate the Seven Marks of Mission of the Church by musicians Jaylene...
Our community prayers today will be live at noon with Alastair on the St John the Divine Facebook Page. As we embark upon our journey...
Today's Picture and reflection were created and shared with us by Artist and member of the St John's community - Sara Chu. She...
This is an unexpected find, and a delightful mix of cultures and styles - a Dance of Hope, with a lively version of Beethoven's Ode to...
An offering from Stephanie Wood, Curate at St John's - Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers" with this reflection: I...
Today's Hopeful offering is a hymn sung at our 'Advent Sequence' on the first Sunday of this Advent. It has that sense of longing which...
This Painting is entitled 'Hope Floats' by artist Rukhsana Chowdhary - I haven't been able to find much about the artist, or the reason...
At Last the New Arriving Like the horn you played in Catholic schoolthe city will open its mouth and cry out. Don't worry 'bout...
I did think about saving this for Gaudate (Rejoice/Laughter) Sunday next week, but my impatience got the better of me - this is a fun...
An offering from Susan McCabe - member of St John's community, who shared this painting and this poem to go with it: Sonnets to...
Today's art comes from Kelly Latimore, Icon writer - Kelly's Website is here. The Picture has an accompanying text on her website: A...
Today's Art and Soul offering was suggested by Sabina Singh, local luminary, scholar-activist, and politician. It's an untitled work by...
A reflection by our Curate Stephanie Wood, with a beautiful rendition of a Christmas Song by Sarah McLachlan When I was a lay server...
An article on the TED website talks of a collective of artists who, mid-pandemic, set out to make visual art of what hope looks like....
A perfect slice of Pop for today. Personally, it was a piece of music that appeared in my life when I needed it - and rather than me...
Today is Gaudete (Rejoice!) Sunday - a time in the middle of the Advent time of reflection and fasting to take a moment of celebration...
Today's Poem is shared with us by Susan Bansgrove, Parish Councillor and active part of the community of St John the Divine. She...
A joyful, exhuberant, celebration of Dance today from the Emerald Isle. I'm exhausted just watching!
I offered this poem to many of my patients when I was serving as a Chaplain for Providence Health Care. In particular, my patients who...
Gustav Klimt - Hope ii More details here.
Today's Musical offering was shared with me by Colin Newell, blogger, musician,engineer, radio ham, and member of the uVic Systems team...
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings The free bird leapson the back of the windand floats downstreamtill the current...
Today's Art and Soul offering is a Ben Wildflower creation which sums up the radical hope for societal transformation which was...
Community prayer for today will be live with Alastair on the St John The Divine Facebook Page at noon. The order is taken from TEC, a...
Another piece from our St John the Divine Choristers today, taken from our Advent Sequence service. The words to the Anthem are:...
Our artwork for today is from Judith Tutin and is entitled 'Nativity' Judith writes: My work explores sources of light, both real...
On this Christmas Eve in these difficult times - here's a song which says it all. Hear the Angel sing.
A self-indulgent final posting in this Art and Soul series. My favourite 'Christmas Song', wrtten and performed by the late Greg Lake,...
Our community prayer today will be live at noon with Alastair on the St John the Divine Facebook Page. The recording will be posted...
