In case you missed them, the other parts of the Stories from Grace Manor series can be found here. We’re back in our corner of Grace Manor. We sit in our usual spots, with our coffee mugs on the table – our own mugs, since we’ve decided to be eco-responsible and bring them from home….
In case you missed them, the other parts of the Stories from Grace Manor series can be found here. Jan is away. He and Trynie are staying with their daughter for a few days. Bill just told us Jan isn’t entirely convinced he lost his license. “He told me,” Bill said, “he thought he had…
My sister cares for her dying friend. /
Between chemo appointments /
they watch Netflix together . . .
Heraldry is the study of coats of arms. The somewhat grim picture here shows the arms of a noble family that occupied ecclesiastical offices in various places in central Germany. Notice how the so-called “ironhead” motif on the escutcheon (the shield) reappears in the crest above the helmet. I believe this is a sign of…
Then he (Jesus) said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions’ (Luke 12:15). A handful of years ago I heard about Swedish Döstädning when I read Marareta Magnusson’s book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. I…
A few weeks ago, I stopped by a local Canadian Tire store to pick up a pack of paper garden bags in preparation for starting our spring garden cleanup. I took my pack of bags to the nearest cashier, a young man of Indian descent who, according to his nametag, was Rupinder. I noticed Rupinder…
Ten years ago this month, in the Delta Hotel in Ottawa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) held its closing ceremony. The executive summary and 94 Calls to Action were released. The event was so well-attended that an overflow room was needed to accommodate the large number of witnesses. And I, new to my position…
This Friday morning, we’re back in our corner of the dining hall at Grace Manor. We usually meet at 10 and wrap things up around noon. I arrived at 10, but there was no one in sight. I went to the kitchen to check with Mary – maybe she knew something.
Sometimes the whirlwind of U.S.-related news carries interesting topics. One such is the “order of love” (ordo amoris in Latin) that hit the news in February. The controversy itself is not worth revisiting, but it prompted knowledgeable people to write on the subject of love, explaining where the idea of an “order of love” really…
In February, when freelance journalist Sarah Lawrynuik approached a Ukrainian man in army fatigues outside the Odessa Opera House, he was understandably defensive. “You from United States?” he demanded. “I’m from Canada!” she replied, with haste. “Ah, from Canada. Good. Friend! Canada.” Both laughed nervously as he agreed to the interview. The interaction was broadcast…
On her wedding day, Yolanda knew she wasn’t in love, but she wasn’t too worried. There was still time for that. Plus, she was in love with the idea of being married, and so was her groom. It was a quick decision and a short engagement. John (not his real name) proposed eight weeks after…
Collectively as Canadians we have felt the sting of betrayal from our closest neighbour. What was for decades a cooperative and mutually beneficial partnership is now fraught with fear and distrust. Discussions have erupted on social media as to the meaning of Jesus’ command to love our neighbour. Jesus is all-inclusive in his definition of…
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