I love to find out about words. Where do they come from? What do the roots of words mean in the original languages? While there are some people who say […]
In Love and Humble Service (March 25, 2018)
“O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, with our brothers and sisters the animals and all creatures to whom you gave the earth as […]
CrossWalking: Showing our Love for the City (March 16, 2018)
On Good Friday again this year, Christians from different churches in Cranbrook will join together for our fourteenth Good Friday CrossWalk. We make a spiritual pilgrimage through the streets of […]
Immersed in the World (March 18, 2018)
Last week, I said that Christian faith is not so much about becoming a better person, or believing something, or even doing something. Christian faith has to do with learning […]
Seeing Through Gospel Eyes (March 11, 2018, Lent 4)
Dorothy Day grew up in a household which had no use for organized religion. In her early adult years, she was a political activist. She marched with the suffragettes, and […]
Being Good Enough Is Good Enough (March 9, 2018)
All around us, we are urged to “be our best”, to “be the best you can be”. The spirit of our age tells us that in everything, we ought to […]
Seeing Repentance as Joy (March 2, 2018)
We are about midway through Lent. It began with Ash Wednesday, which I wrote about a few weeks ago. Lent is a season to take stock of our lives. It’s […]
Telling The Story (March 4, 2018)
If I were to ask you to tell me about yourself, you’d probably begin by telling me your story. You’d mention important parts of your life as a way of […]