Thoughts from a Canadian Vicar
Last week David Brooks wrote a great op-ed in The New York Times entitled What Suffering Does. I encourage all to read it. We are preparing to enter into Holy Week. We will hear the story of the Passion of Jesus. We will be reminded of His suffering and rejection. For many it raises difficult questions... Continue Reading →
Following on the heels of yesterday’s post regarding Thomas Merton’s Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander I wanted to share this gem... “At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God, which... Continue Reading →
I am re-reading Thomas Merton’s Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander. It’s a wonderful book to read during Lent. As I expressed in an earlier post, I really love reading authors who invite readers to be suspended in the questions. Faith and its expression is often lived out in mystery. This is not a comfortable place... Continue Reading →
The end of March for Newfoundlanders marks a sad centennial. On march 30, 1914, Captain Westbury Kean sent 166 Newfoundland sealers over the side of his ship the SS Newfoundland to hit the ice floes, hunt seals, and walk the four to seven kilometres to SS Stephano which was captained by his father, legendary sealing... Continue Reading →
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