The Cooler
Today's poem for Poetry Tuesday is one of an ongoing series of poems from Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ's book "Prairie Childhood Snapshots - 1943 - 1958."...
22
Aug
Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ, is pastor of St. Ignatius parish in Winnipeg.
157 posts
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Aug
The Ritual
Today's poem for Poetry Tuesday is one of an ongoing series of poems from Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ's book "Prairie Childhood Snapshots - 1943 - 1958."...
25
Jul
Our Hearth
Today's poem for Poetry Tuesday is one of an ongoing series of poems from Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ's book "Prairie Childhood Snapshots - 1943 - 1958."...
15
Jun
Me and Owls: Part 2
In the second of this two part series on owls, Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ tells how his interest in owls began in 1969 and how this has continued over the past 47 years. Each of the owls in his vast collection is a connection to places, peoples, events in his life....
14
Jun
Me and Owls: Part 1
In the first of a two part series on owls, Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ continues his reflections on some of the inhabitants of Winnipeg's Assiniboine Zoo....
28
Apr
Tears! Tears!
In the second of this two part posting, Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ continues his examination of the phenomenon of tears. Today he looks at tears he has encountered within his own family....
27
Apr
Tears!
It happens to us all. A memory, a piece of music or a moment during a movie or just a time in our lives - whatever - and we find ourselves shedding tears. In the first of a two part posting - part two tomorrow - Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ looks at this very human, very mysterious phenomena - tears!...
27
Jan
Someone told me it’s all happening at the Zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it’s true. – Part 2
Simon and Garfunkle's song forms the title of today's posting. In the second of this two part posting Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ looks at horses from his own past....
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Jan
Someone told me it’s all happening at the Zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it’s true. – Part 1
Simon and Garfunkle's song forms the title of today's posting. And indeed, something is happening at the zoo. The first of this two part post looks at horses present and past....
15
Nov
Water!
In today's post, Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ considers water. "Water, the stuff of stories, legend, and faith: its strength and power in stories like Herbert's intriguing Dune series; its mystery in the Aegean with Odysseus steering his one mast craft searching for home; its vastness of oceans, harbours and tides in the search for the fated Bismarck; its sacredness in The Reed Sea, the Jordan River, and the Sea of Galilee of scripture."...