"One of my favourite quotes from the namesake of today’s holiday is: “The important thing is not what they think of me, it is what I think of them.” Then there is, “an ugly baby is a very nasty object – and the prettiest is forgotten.”"...
May Day, maybe mayday mayday. April’s ended having rained in damaging ways. Yes, flowers are expected now in great array. Yet, just north outside our east front door Are still to be seen—mounds of snow. Maybe I’m mistaken that winter is gone. Most of the frost has left the front lawn. And the sun shines bright and warm Yonder, every where except here. Young Street I wish was true to its name Although the snow piles are proving that wish lame Making Winterpeg a byword again. ...
Jesus’ constant promise of peace in the Gospels is a gift offered to any of us"...
A question often asked but not yet answered. What can we do about that?...
"I see l’Arche as Vanier’s act of contrition that lasted more than half a century. Does that wash away the evil he did to his victims? "...
"A German saying adds another important aspect to my aging:“Too soon we become old. Too late we become wise."...
"A new heaven and new earth are offered to each of us in this season of Easter. How do you experience it?"...
