Thoughts from a Canadian Vicar
Knowing what one is made of is difficult stuff. It is easy enough to talk about, but it is difficult work to accomplish. Today is the Feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo. (Yesterday was his Mother’s day – St. Monica.) In Confessions Augustine writes about how very tough it is to know oneself: “No... Continue Reading →
Dedicated to Andrea and Becky on their 11th Birthday. I watched an interesting interview on television the other day. I actually just caught the tail end of it. It was late at night so, I gather from the hour that the news was being televised that it was one of the western affiliates, like Seattle perhaps. Never... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: This past weekend my family hosted the 5th Annual Andrea and Becky Funfest in support of Children's Wish. This event raises money in memory of our precious angels who died in 2008. They lived to be six and seven respectively. The impact they had while they were with us was tremendous. The legacy that they have left... Continue Reading →
“A single act of love makes the soul return to life” – Maximillian Kolbe Yesterday was the feast day of St. Maximillian Kolbe. I intended to write this post for that occasion – better s a day late than never at all. Be kind --- I am trying to embrace Sabbath. Kolbe was a Polish... Continue Reading →
Last week came the news that the papers of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel have been acquired by Duke University. Among those papers are “notes and drafts for nearly all of his published works, as well as correspondence with leading religious figures, including Martin Buber and Reinhold Niebuhr. Also included in the collection are his social... Continue Reading →
“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Each year my family plays host to a golf tournament named the Andrea and Becky Funfest. It is in honour of two wonderfully beautiful little girls, our little angels, Andrea and Becky Sparkes. They were my great nieces.... Continue Reading →
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