A Short Train Trip
"Passenger trains always whistling by our country road railway crossing bringing passengers, mail, packages from Simpson Sears or Eaton’s or who knows where, to our two grain elevator town, Davin. . . "...
"Passenger trains always whistling by our country road railway crossing bringing passengers, mail, packages from Simpson Sears or Eaton’s or who knows where, to our two grain elevator town, Davin. . . "...
The Plenary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) gathers this Monday to Friday in Cornwall. What will they discuss? What actions will they take?...
A first hand account of three days in the Ottawa dark and the role Ignatius played....
"So intimate is the connection between the team and the people of the Vegas Valley, that at the end of the fifth and final game of the Stanley Cup, the fans gave the team a thundering ovation."...
"Havel, Orwell and so many others offer helpful ways for our critical analysis of our culture. Can we hear this, or have we been brainwashed by Orwell’s thought police?"...
"My escapades were harmless, and make for good story telling several years after the facts. Despite the many reprimands I received, I knew that I was loved."...
"She was indeed a holy lady, not because she prayed and went to mass, but because she knew she needed the strength and knew where to get it."...
"But the question of the sceptic remains: does it make any difference? If all of us were making this change and ending our love affair with the car, it would no doubt help with climate change. But this will not happen any time soon."...
"I was at one of the March for Our Lives protests a few weeks back, and a particular sign has resounded in my memory: NO MORE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS – CHANGE. Simply put, saying ‘our thoughts and prayers are with you’ is now a platitude."...
"We believe that human beings are made in the image of God and therefore have dignity. We are called to protect human dignity and defend human rights."...