Small pleasures are a gift of God’s giving. Learning to enjoy them is also a gift. Last Friday I was privileged to have part of an afternoon enjoying an appropriate adult beverage with a couple of our pastoral visitors from St. Aidan’s. This afforded the three of us opportunity to chat about the nature of... Continue Reading →
Have We Begun to be Christians?
The great social activist and founder of The Catholic Worker Movement Dorothy Day once posited, “Have we even begun to be Christians?” It's a great question. When we consider questions about what we see in our world, our country , our neighbourhoods etc, we should be asking, have we begun to be Christian? When we... Continue Reading →
Thankful for Hard Working Parents
I was making a pot of soup this morning and it got me thinking about Labour Day.... Strange I know .....but I'll explain.....Labour Day is celebrated annually on the first Monday in September to honour the achievement of workers. Labour Day has it has its origins in the labour movement. We in no small measure... Continue Reading →