Richard Grover is a retired history and religion teacher from St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg.
21 posts
"To which a wise nun who has been helping the poor in Winnipeg for many, many years replied”… it may seem difficult, but you are doing HOLY work!"...
"The Two Popes" - available on Netflix - is built around conversations between Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis that took place shortly before Benedict's resignation....
"And since I control the choice of music and the amount of time listening, I can savour the words/music and spirit of the Holy seasons."...
"How will our 338 elected members of parliament work together to solve Canada’s many problems? Perhaps a review of how MPs in Canada’s 1867 Confederation parliament solved their problems may be useful."...
"With some variations, Canada in 2019 seems to mirror many of the problems of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike"...
"“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 118 "...
"Holy Week’s readings of God’s love for us seem more realistic and life giving than the grim news media."...
"uust as Jesus rose to a new life after his death, so shall we. This promise to us of a new life is why Easter is the best “Good News” in our life."...
"before the triumph of new life at Easter, we learn a great lesson on the first day of Lent from the ceremony of Ash Wednesday ie) we will all die, but then we will all live a new life. "...
"Perhaps because our era shares some of the same types of anxiety that Kierkegaard’s era suffered, we might also benefit from listening to the deep divine hope Kierkegaard offered to the fears of people in his era, 200 years ago:"...
