As Association of First Nations former chief Phil Fontaine told CTV News “We’re all in this together.” He was in St. Peter’s Square earlier this week, after meeting with the pope about the legacy of residential schools. We are, indeed, all in this together. We are also on the journey of healing and reconciliation, together. […]
Perhaps the only thing not welcome today was the return of wintry weather. Today, we contemplated the parable of the prodigal son, the story of a father welcoming back a son he thought was long gone, perhaps dead. The son took his half of his inheritance, spent it rather wildly and when tough times hit, […]
One of Barrie’s creative gifts to our world is Don Komarechka. He’s a photographer who explores the smallest details in our world – and he reminds us that each little thing, no matter how small, can have an impact. Don Kom, as he’s known to his friends, moved his young family to Bulgaria almost a […]
Second chances. Imagine if we could redo some event in our life over again. It’s easy and it’s the subject of movies – Groundhog Day and Back to the Future are classics and a new take on that is The Adam Project. The movies have us imagining a second chance to get things the way […]
The days are longer and it’s starting to feel like spring, a time for new beginnings. St. Andrew’s Art Guild – whose tagline is Inspired by God to Create – is half way in its spring art series. Participants are learning colour theory and this past week, they dabbled with alcohol-based inks and how to […]
Just imagine Abram. He was an older guy, in his late 70s and he’d not had an easy life. He wasn’t enjoying fun times with any grandchildren – undoubtedly something many of us imagine from our 20s – because he and his wife Sarah didn’t have any kids to give them grandchildren. Then God said […]
When she takes her holidays from work this spring, Sandra Burns is packing more than her desire to help people get the health care they need: She’s filling her luggage with basics we take for granted – like multivitamins, cough medicine, acetaminophen and even toothbrushes and toothpaste. On April 2, she and her husband are […]
One of the incredible aspects of Jesus’ living among us was He became fully human. Which means He felt tired, hungry and tempted. As He journeyed soulfully in the desert for 40 days, the thought of some freshly baked bread must’ve been quite enticing. Knowing His power and He could turn water into wine (and […]
So how do we journey with Jesus during Lent? Do we imagine what He faced as He ventured into the wilderness and what was ahead – death on a cross? On Ash Wednesday, do we consider what our mortality – our being dust – means about how we want to live each day and ensure […]