November 2024

A Church at the Crossroads: Reflections on Provincial Synod

The Power of the “Little Brown Jug”

Each Sunday, parishioners at The Church of Our Saviour The Redeemer pass by a “Little Brown Jug” on their way ...

Hiding in Plain Sight

I am no mystery writer but sometimes I wish I was. Over the summer I found myself reading a wonderful ...

Communion Forest Inventory Results: More Pruning, Less Planting

While many people were enjoying the shade of a tree canopy this summer, members of seven Niagara parishes spent time ...

Requiem Mass Reveals Hidden Treasures

On August 26, 2024, at St. John’s Church Jordan, there was a requiem mass for Beverly Carleen Whittingham. It was ...

Keeping Young People in the Faith: A Surprising Discovery

I was wrong. Embarrassingly so. I had been working with young leaders at a Christian camp for twenty years, and ...

MAP to be Refreshed at Upcoming Synod

With a thematic focus on the future, the sesquicentennial synod of the Diocese of Niagara will take place at the ...

The Bear Who Went To War

Cpl. Harry Colebourn enlisted in the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps to treat animals placed in service during WWI. He was ...

The Dangerous Appeal of a Compelling Leader

Back in September, The Meeting House, one of the largest churches in Canada, announced that it was closing down. “It ...

Provincial Synod through Youthful Eyes

This past week, I had the privilege of participating as a youth delegate at the Ontario Provincial Synod for the ...

Why study? Why do a PhD?

On September 20, I had the great honor of being invited to the conferment of PhDs at Lambeth Palace London, ...
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