Clifton Fadiman said that, “Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking.” Last night was one of my famous evenings of not sleeping. I have them fairly often so it really comes as no surprise to me. I wonder sometimes about the whole sleep... Continue Reading →
Give and don’t count the cost
Tonight I offer this prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola Fill us, we pray, with Your light and life, that we may show forth Your wondrous glory. Grant that Your love may so fill our lives that we may count nothing too small to do for You, nothing too much to give, and nothing... Continue Reading →
Blessing Same sex Unions
Synod each year can be a very long and often uneventful conference. Yesterday was a great exception to that perception of our annual synod. As many of you will know by now yesterday we passed a motion asking the bishop to approve a rite for blessing same-sex couples who have been civilly married. There was... Continue Reading →
Today’s trouble is enough for today.
Today I preached about living in the moment. It was relative to the gospel passage of Matthew 6:24-34. Part of that passage reads as follows, “Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these... Continue Reading →
Im Worried about Violence in the parish.
ALERT – I have it on good information that tonight will be a hard night for someone at St. Mark’s by the Lake. There is a dinner at the church tonight and if my sources are right, someone will not go home from that dinner. This is a matter of great concern. If word gets... Continue Reading →
Have you seen the Sumo Wrestlers washing the car??
I am a great television fan. Nowadays I enjoy the humour and cunning of the advertisements as much as the programs themselves. Last night I was humoured while watching a bunch of sumo wrestlers washing a car and frolicking as if they were swimsuit models. It was hilarious. If it is not cars that are... Continue Reading →
Hip Hop Meets Herring Neck
Wikipedia says that “ Hip-hop fashion is a distinctive style of dress originating with the African-American and Latino youth in The Bronx (New York City), and later influenced by the hip-hop scenes of Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), and The Dirty South among others. Each city contributed various elements... Continue Reading →
Bob George – The Legend
Catherinanne and I had a great day today. There was lobster for lunch – thanks a million Rex Roberts. At $6 a pound, it was more than a treat. There as a quick visit with Gary and to deliver even more lobster and watch hime boil it - that in itself was a little slice... Continue Reading →
Family
Pearl S Buck wrote in the 1950’s that, “The lack of emotional security of our American young people is due, I believe, to their isolation from the larger family unit. No two people - no mere father and mother - as I have often said, are enough to provide emotional security for a child. He... Continue Reading →
Facing Violence
I was reading on the BBC’s webpage a story about Violence and Religion that was very disturbing. Turns out there is a level of violence in the East end of London that has made it’s way to the doorsteps pf vicars. On the past few weeks there have been two very violent attacks on clergy... Continue Reading →
It's Just Kevin's Corner 