Category Archives: Religion and Spirituality
Rev. Tom Lane on American Buddhism: Event Recap
By Jasmin Rojo, Brianna Deigan, and Alyssa Slager, Communications Interns Niagara Foundation was happy to host Reverend Tom Lane for a Friends in...
Fr. John Heschle on Refugee Ministry: Event Recap
By Ariana Shockley, Interfaith Engagement Intern On Thursday, May 14th, the Niagara Foundation was delighted to host Father John Heschle from St. Paul’s...
| Tagged Anglicanism, authenticity, Christianity, Episcopalian, refugee, refugee ministry, Rogers Park, spirituality, St. Paul's Church-by-the-lakeRabbi Robin Damsky on Earth Day and Religion: Event Recap
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern We encounter the intersection of religion and environmental responsibility throughout history. On April 27th, we had a Friends...
| Tagged Earth, Earth Day, ecology, environment, Judaism, religion, Scripture, sustainabilityInterview with Fr. John Heschle of St. Paul’s Church by the Lake
On Thursday, May 14 at 11:30 AM, Niagara is excited to welcome Fr. John Heschle into our office for a roundtable discussion regarding...
| Tagged Anglican, chicago, immigrant, ministry, refugee, Rogers ParkInterview with Kismet Saglam of Soul Space Interfaith
On Sunday, May 3, 2015, Soul Space Interfaith will host their spring 2015 women’s retreat, Inviting the Presence of God: Finding Our Spirituality...
| Tagged Interfaith, religion, retreat, Soul Space Interfaith, spirituality, spring, storytelling, womenFaith in Englewood: Event Recap
By Ariana Shockley, Center for Interfaith Engagement Intern On Thursday April 9, 2015, Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of sitting down and spending some...
| Tagged Buddhism, Englewood, faith, Interfaith, ShambhalaInterview with Thomas Adducci of Faith in Englewood
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday April 9, 2015 the Niagara Foundation is looking forward to welcoming Tomas Adducci to speak about...
| Tagged Buddhism, Englewood, faith, Interfaith, ShambhalaHappy Easter!
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Easter Sunday is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is the heart of all major...
| Tagged Easter, Easter Sunday, Holy Spirit, Holy Week, resurrection, SundayPassover Seder
This seven-day celebration, Pesach in Hebrew, begins today and commences with the traditional Seder dinner. The Passover Seder is a time for families...
| Tagged Exodus, festival, Haggadah, Judaism, matzah, Niagara Foundation, Passover, Pesach, religion, religious holiday, seder, TorahCommemorating Good Friday this Holy Week
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Good Friday is a day of mourning for Christians. This solemn day commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of...
| Tagged Christianity, Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, Stations of the CrossToday is Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, is one of the most important days in the Christian liturgical year and one of the...
| Tagged Christianity, Eucharist, Holy Communion, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jesus, Last Supper, Maundy Thursday, Niagara Foundation, religious holidayInterview with Laila Muhammad of Zakat Foundation
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Niagara is excited to host Laila Muhammad of...
| Tagged charity, faith, Interfaith, ZakatHappy Saint Joseph’s Day!
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Saint Joseph’s Day is celebrated among Christians in remembrance of the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and...
| Tagged Bible, Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, Holy Family, Lent, St. JosephHappy Saint Patrick’s Day!
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Saint Patrick’s Day is a Catholic feast day in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. Traditionally, the...
| Tagged Catholic, Christianity, heritage, Ireland, Irish, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick's DayWomen in Male-Dominated Religious Roles: Event Recap
By Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday March 12th, we had the honor of hosting a Friends In Faith event with Cantor Julie...
| Tagged cantor, Judaism, male-dominated religious roles, religionNiagara Foundation Condemns Actions of Pakistani Suicide Bombers
Niagara Foundation strongly condemns the violent suicide bombings committed by two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers today in Lahore, Pakistan. The bombers detonated near...
| Tagged bombing, condemnation, PakistanSharing the Faith: Easter 2015 Programs
Sharing the Faith is an educational program offering opportunities for the larger Chicago community to learn about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam during their respective...
What is Purim?
Today is the Jewish celebration of Purim. This holiday celebrates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who planned to kill all...
| Tagged Judaism, PurimCantor Julie Yugend-Green on Women in Religious Leadership
On Thursday, March 12 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Niagara Foundation is excited to host Cantor Julie Yugend-Green of Oak Park Temple...
| Tagged cantor, leadership, religious leadership, womenTurkey Trip Tales: Illinois State Representative Kathy Ryg
By: Representative Kathy Ryg My trip to Turkey with fellow legislators was most definitely a life changing experience. The opportunity to learn more...
| Tagged Aegean Sea, Ankara, Ephesus, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, travel, turkeyMillennials and the Catholic Church: Event Recap
By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Nicholas G. Hahn III joined us for one of our Friends in Faith events at the Niagara office...
| Tagged Catholic Church, Catholicism, church, millennialInterview with RealClearReligion’s Nicholas Hahn III
By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Nicholas G. Hahn III will be joining us for a roundtable discussion about millennials and the church from...
| Tagged Catholicism, church, millennials, politics, religionFriends in Faith: Reverend John Cunningham Event Recap
By: Joshua Heine, Public & Global Affairs Intern On February 4, Niagara Foundation was pleased to welcome Reverend John Cunningham, a Jesuit priest and...
| Tagged faith, Jesuit, physics, scienceToday is the Jewish Holiday of Tu B’Shevat!
By: Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Today marks the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat/Tu B’Shevat. Although Tu B’Shevat is not a major Jewish holiday...
| Tagged holiday, Judaism, shiv’at ha’minim, Tu B'ShevatTurkey Trip Tales: Mary Ellen O’Hare-Lavin, Ph. D.
By: Mary Ellen O’Hare-Lavin, Ph. D. In spring 2013, I joined a group of faculty, students and other interested persons on a trip...
| Tagged travel, turkey, Turkey TripInterview with Father Cunningham of Loyola University Chicago
By: Kathleen Ferraro, Communications & Membership Coordinator On Wednesday, February 4 from 11:30 AM – 1PM, Niagara is excited to host Father John...
| Tagged faith, Jesuit, physics, religion, science and faithNiagara Foundation Celebrates First Annual Sharing the Faith: Sukkot
By: Ryan Lents, Center for Interfaith Engagement Intern Earlier this month, Jewish congregations throughout Chicago and around the world marked the harvest festival...
Glory and the World Cup
Photo via Flickr (IsakFotografi) This is a blog post by one of our contributing authors. Dr. Martin Forward is a British, Methodist Christian...
Experiencing Easter in all its Diversity
Sharing the Faith is an educational program offering opportunities for the larger Chicago community to learn about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam during their respective...
The Annual Dinner of Abrahamic Traditions Lansing – November 13, 2014
REGISTRATION Registration is required as seating capacity is limited. Please kindly fill out the RSVP form, then click on PAYPAL button for the...