Featured - March 2023 Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/featured-march-2023/ News from the Diocese of Islands and Islets in the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:21:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://faithtides.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Faith-Tides-Icon-32x32.png Featured - March 2023 Archives - Faith Tides https://faithtides.ca/tag/featured-march-2023/ 32 32 207835967 The neighbours that God has given us https://faithtides.ca/the-neighbours-that-god-has-given-us/ https://faithtides.ca/the-neighbours-that-god-has-given-us/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:34:17 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=172834 March is the month when the diocese asks that all parishes complete their annual Parish Information Return (PIR). The data collected in this form helps us know who is serving as wardens and treasurers, and who is coming to the May synod as delegates. It also paints a picture of trends in attendance and other […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-neighbours-that-god-has-given-us/feed/ 0 172834 The medicine of truth https://faithtides.ca/the-medicine-of-truth/ https://faithtides.ca/the-medicine-of-truth/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:33:46 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=172842 It is fascinating to see how many of the therapies of our time have much in common, though their language seems to differ. For instance, it is commonplace to say that what we are thinking is very much connected with — and very much affects — our general health. This insight is actually a very […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/the-medicine-of-truth/feed/ 0 172842 Anytime is a good time to be inspired https://faithtides.ca/anytime-is-a-good-time-to-be-inspired/ https://faithtides.ca/anytime-is-a-good-time-to-be-inspired/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:33:16 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=172847 Any day, any age is a good time to be inspired. A young doctor, after completing two of five years of surgeon residency training, felt a call to serve among people living in the slums of Manila in the Philippines. The medical school had warned him that, if he stayed, he might never graduate. Still, […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/anytime-is-a-good-time-to-be-inspired/feed/ 0 172847 Parenthood and Faith https://faithtides.ca/parenthood-and-faith/ https://faithtides.ca/parenthood-and-faith/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:32:47 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=172839 There is an old Thomistic adage that grace does not destroy nature but rather perfects it. This means in part that God uses the ordinary stuff of human existence—our bodies, our intellect and will, our hopes and aspirations—to fulfill his creative and redemptive purposes, perfecting our natural aptitudes, appetites, and potential and, in so doing, […]

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]]> https://faithtides.ca/parenthood-and-faith/feed/ 0 172839 Draw closer: A diocesan women’s retreat this April https://faithtides.ca/draw-closer-a-diocesan-womens-retreat-this-april/ https://faithtides.ca/draw-closer-a-diocesan-womens-retreat-this-april/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:31:55 +0000 https://faithtides.ca/?p=172850 Almost 30 years ago, I became a Christian. My journey of faith was the result of an intense year of exploration through a course offered by the Roman Catholic Church called the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA). The program ended just before Easter and I was baptized at the Easter Vigil. When I showed up […]

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