“Do not be ignorant of me.
For I am the first and the last.
I am the honored one and the scorned one.
I am the whore and the holy one.
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am the daughter.
I am the members of my mother.
I am the barren one
and many are her sons.
I am she whose wedding is great,
and I have not taken a husband.
I am the midwife and she who does not bear.
I am the solace of my labor pains.
I am the bride and the bridegroom,
and it is my husband who begot me.
I am the mother of my father
and the sister of my husband
and he is my offspring."

- Thunder, Perfect Mind

The Very Rev. Monsignor Jordan Stratford
Archpriest and Apostolic Prefect
Prefect for the Congregation on Ecumenical Relations. 

Msgr. Stratford is an author, speaker and educator living in Victoria, British Columbia.

A father of four and devoted husband of Zandra, Msgr. Stratford was ordained to the Priesthood in the Apostolic Johannite Church in 2005. In 2006, he was elevated to Apostolic Prefect and has served previously as the AJC's Apostolic Administrator for British Columbia.

Widely known for his inspiring and down to earth style of writing, many people have come to Gnosticism via his weblog (http://www.egina.blogspot.com).

The wit and wisdom that many have come to love was channelled earlier in 2006 into his now popular work The Da Vinci Prayerbook,  followed by Living Gnosticism, which has become a popular introduction to Gnosticism in many Gnostic Churches. 

Msgr. Stratford is a devoted student of Art history and design, as well as teaching in the Film Industry. He also possesses a deep passion for good books, historical weaponry and martial disciplines.

Msgr. Stratford can be reached via jordan@johannite.org