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Aug
Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ, is pastor of St. Ignatius parish in Winnipeg.
157 posts
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Aug
One Blessing
"Our trust in His words and in His presence can sustain us through anything! Even Pandemics! "...
11
Jun
“Someone Told Me It’s All Happening at the Zoo. I do Believe it. I do Believe it’s true.”
}I am glad to have my own photos. There is one from my January visit when I spent almost five minutes just a few feet away from the wolf resting on a rock. An exhilarating experience (me, of course, safe behind a heavy plexiglass!). "...
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May
On Being Trapped
"With all this isolation, quarantine, physical distancing, we are all experiencing some confinement and insulation. At least, that is my feeling. Whether at home or in the parish, I sense somehow that I am trapped." ...
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May
Jane Austen and Dragons
"The series is a curious blend of classical literature, fantasy, romance, and even mystery!"...
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May
Life is Changed, Not Ended – Death and Canadian Jesuits
"George O’Neil, Mike Hawkins, Peter Larisey, Norm Dodge, F.X. Johnson, Charlie Sitter. As the list grows longer I become more aware of how these mens’ lives ‘intertwingled’ with mine. ...
16
Mar
Coronavirus now in Winnipeg
In the midst of this corona virus (COVID 19), we need to remember to trust fear to our loving God!...
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Feb
“Someone told me it’s all happening at the Zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg, December20, 2019
On a deep and dark Winnipeg December day, Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ makes another visit to the zoo....
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Dec
Every Spring . . . .
Winnipeg's winter has well and truly settled in but is there not something to remind us that if winter comes can spring be far behind?...
14
Dec
“Someone told me it’s all happening at the Zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.”
" I was thinking of them as I used Magi stamps on some of my Christmas cards, remembering the creche under the tree in my boyhood home was never complete without all the animals, sheep, oxen, donkey, AND camels! "...