Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
31 August, 2014
30 August, 2014
Muslims can live faith more fully within Canadian society, Imam says in book aimed at ‘ostracized’ youth | National Post
Finally we are seeing more and more Islamic voices starting to speak out against the extremists. It's not enough yet... but at least it's a start.
Muslims can live faith more fully within Canadian society, Imam says in book aimed at ‘ostracized’ youth | National Post
Muslims can live faith more fully within Canadian society, Imam says in book aimed at ‘ostracized’ youth | National Post
Ten Thousand Places: Weeding the Garden of the Heart
Ten Thousand Places: Weeding the Garden of the Heart: Let us now consider a more or less randomly chosen episode from the Middle Ages, that serves in many respects to illustrate what we have be...
29 August, 2014
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25 August, 2014
Ten Thousand Places: Take a Good Look Around
Ten Thousand Places: Take a Good Look Around: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouths of ...
24 August, 2014
22 August, 2014
The Marble Theatre Review: 'Paleoncology' comes to the Victoria Fringe Festival
'Paleoncology' my nephew's directorial debut comes to the Victoria Fringe Festival. Go see it if you're in the area. It will also be coming to Vancouver in September.
The Marble Theatre Review
The Marble Theatre Review
21 August, 2014
20 August, 2014
Ten Thousand Places: Mother of the Star Without Setting
Ten Thousand Places: Mother of the Star Without Setting: The Sons of Chaldea saw in the Virgin’s hands the One whose hands had fashioned men, and acknowledging him as the Master, although he had t...
19 August, 2014
18 August, 2014
Ten Thousand Places: Capsizing the Good Ship Lollypop
Ten Thousand Places: Capsizing the Good Ship Lollypop: O Lord my God, in you I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me, or like a lion they will tear me apart; they will drag...
16 August, 2014
RIP Robin Williams:
Robin Williams died? See what happens when you go away for a retreat in the middle of nowhere? You miss all the big news where it happens.
Actually, strange as it may seem, I'm still up in the bush in the middle of nowhere... although I'm now lodged in at the owners camp and not alone in a cabin... because due to four straight days of rain and low clouds, the plane coming to pick me up has been grounded and can't fly in to bring me home.
Now being weather stranded in the Canadian Shield is hardly uncommon so that's not exactly what I find strange. I find it strange that in a cabin in the middle of nowhere - hundreds of kilometers by air to the nearest town or village - and I can still be connected to the world and learn that Robin Williams committed suicide after receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. That miles and miles from the nearest hydro or telephone line, I can be connected to the outside world with modern satelite technology and an internet account. Not only that, but with a GPS, I could call in the exact coordinates for help should an emergency arise that required medical attention using the Skype app on the owner's iPad. 100 years ago this was 'Dr. Livingston I presume?' territory. Today Livingston could call out to order a pizza! Delivery might be a bit of an issue, but if Amazon gets those drones up in the air delivering parcels, it might be too long before one could reach this deep into the Canadian wilderness.
Marshall McCluhan was right. Communications has indeed created a 'global village' where just about anyone can call someone else just about any place on the planet and at worst have to leave a message in someone's voice mailbox. It's pretty amazing.
Now what would be really amazing IMHO would be for the clouds to finally break and the plane come in to bring me home. That's going to feel pretty amazing indeed after 7 days of sleeping on a bunk or a cot!
Fr. Tim
RIP Robin Williams:
Actually, strange as it may seem, I'm still up in the bush in the middle of nowhere... although I'm now lodged in at the owners camp and not alone in a cabin... because due to four straight days of rain and low clouds, the plane coming to pick me up has been grounded and can't fly in to bring me home.
Now being weather stranded in the Canadian Shield is hardly uncommon so that's not exactly what I find strange. I find it strange that in a cabin in the middle of nowhere - hundreds of kilometers by air to the nearest town or village - and I can still be connected to the world and learn that Robin Williams committed suicide after receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. That miles and miles from the nearest hydro or telephone line, I can be connected to the outside world with modern satelite technology and an internet account. Not only that, but with a GPS, I could call in the exact coordinates for help should an emergency arise that required medical attention using the Skype app on the owner's iPad. 100 years ago this was 'Dr. Livingston I presume?' territory. Today Livingston could call out to order a pizza! Delivery might be a bit of an issue, but if Amazon gets those drones up in the air delivering parcels, it might be too long before one could reach this deep into the Canadian wilderness.
Marshall McCluhan was right. Communications has indeed created a 'global village' where just about anyone can call someone else just about any place on the planet and at worst have to leave a message in someone's voice mailbox. It's pretty amazing.
Now what would be really amazing IMHO would be for the clouds to finally break and the plane come in to bring me home. That's going to feel pretty amazing indeed after 7 days of sleeping on a bunk or a cot!
Fr. Tim
RIP Robin Williams:
09 August, 2014
Time for my annual retreat
G'Day folks: I will be going on retreat this coming week up to a secluded cabin up in Northwest Quebec where there are no phones, TV's, radios, electricity, or internet. All there is is peace and quiet, bush, water, and privacy. In other words... heaven on earth! (IMHO)
I will be praying for all of you and ask you for the same. I'll resume posting here 'Where the Rubber Hits the Road' beginning next Friday, August 15th when I return to civilization.
Have a great and blessed week!!!
I will be praying for all of you and ask you for the same. I'll resume posting here 'Where the Rubber Hits the Road' beginning next Friday, August 15th when I return to civilization.
Have a great and blessed week!!!
08 August, 2014
Ten Thousand Places: The Most Helpful Thing
Ten Thousand Places: The Most Helpful Thing: Abba Anthony also said, "Our life and our death is with our neighbour. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandaliz...
07 August, 2014
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Ten Thousand Places: Morning Has Broken (Us)
Ten Thousand Places: Morning Has Broken (Us): Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my sighing. Listen to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you I pray. O Lord, in...
03 August, 2014
02 August, 2014
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