March 2025 Issue

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The Invitation of Ash Wednesday: Embracing Lent in our Daily Lives

Nicola Li Fen Zhang

Working “Alongside Hope” with Mark Hauck

Keeping our eyes firmly fixed on Jesus means including care for the world beyond our borders. That’s where the work ...

Dani Leitis

Certificate Program Recognizes Ecological Gardens

A number of parishes across the Diocese of Niagara have created gardens that provide beauty as well as a number ...

Bruce Mackenzie

New Roots Take Place in the Diocese of Niagara: Growing the Communion Forest

The 419 trees planted last fall for the Communion Forest lie dormant as they await their first spring in the ...

Deirdre Pike

Lent Beyond Sacrifice: Discovering the Prejudice of Love

Not very long ago I was riding the subway in Toronto and, as is usually the case, was wearing my ...

Michael Coren

Niagara Completes the First Year with New Anti-Racism Training

By the time the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination rolls around on March 21 this year, every ...

Deirdre Pike

Get Ready for Spring with NSML

The Niagara School for Missional Leadership invites you to enroll in one of our highly anticipated upcoming Spring courses. This ...

Sarah Bird

Embodying Mercy and Justice: A Lenten Call to Serve the Marginalized

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s courageous and powerful words at the prayer service for President Trump’s inauguration at Washington National Cathedral ...

Tim Dobbin

Why Inclusiveness is Not Enough

You’ve heard it as often as I have: “The wonderful, good news of Jesus Christ is that all are welcome ...

John Bowen

All the Small Things —And the God Who Doesn’t Suffer from Main Character Energy

Jeff was introduced to me as a bassoon player. Apart from my own instrument, the French horn, the bassoon is ...

Martha Tatarnic