The Book of Job is a masterpiece written by a literary genius. We do not know the name of the author or any other explicit information about him. What we do know comes from what he wrote about Job. The information is a great deal for we see a man capable of the finest as well as the most upsetting emotions....
So many images flood my memory from those few days on the Labrador coast. A mother wolf and her 4 pups, black bears and their cubs, porpoises, seals, catching Arctic char, baked caribou and cloudberry pie for supper, rich productive forests sheltered in the valleys, massive old peaks covered with extensive snowfields in the warm August sun, the solid Canadian shield that determines the landscape ...
My eyes have been opened this summer to see the many people who rely on canes, walkers, wheel chairs, other assistive devices and the kindness of people. A mild slope in our driveway terrifies me! Stepping off the sidewalk can fill me with dread....
Like a meat dress that has been sitting out for too long, I had mostly soured on Lady Gaga. She's an incredibly talented musician, but her antics were over the top and her videos' use of religious symbolism was about as tasteful as rotten meat. And then this happened: Reposted with permission from The Jesuit Post....
A look at a photo about a man with an unusual occupation inspired today's poem for Poetry Tuesday....
Look for the Torngat Mountains National Park in the extreme northern regions of Labrador. All above treeline, the park hosts the highest mountains east of the Rockies and some of the oldest rocks on the planet - up to 3.9 billion years, they say. That's remarkable, considering the age of the Earth at around 4.54 billion years....
Make America Great Again. Sound familiar. As this reposted article from The Jesuit Post points out the phrase is anything but original. Why am I not surprised?"...
In all, there are four Books of the Maccabees. The Catholic Church places the first two books in her canon of the Scriptures. The tradition of using these books as inspired is an ancient one going back as far as St. Clement of Alexandria (215 A.D.)....
What is it about mountains that peak" our attention? Many things I suppose. Mountains are the home of the gods (and God), the purveyors of the sublime and guardians of mystery. Mountains attract countless climbers and hikers. What would Canada be without the Rockies? Jesus of Nazareth preached the "sermon on the mount." Moses received the ten commandments on Mount Sinai. Benedictines prefer to build their monasteries on mountains. "...
Rposted with permission from The Jesuit Post, This post is part of a series in preparation for Magis 2016, a gathering of young adults before World Youth Day in Poland....
