Class Warfare Starts Now
On February 2nd CBC published a news story about parents waiting in line overnight in Montreal to try to secure a Kindergarten spot at Royal Vale School. The article states…
Are We Safe?
When Rose Hamid held a silent protest at a Trump rally by wearing a T-Shirt that said “Salam, I come in Peace” she told the media that she was trying…
Local VS. Foreign
Help is needed at home first. Until we have things sorted out here, how can we expect to be of use to others? How can we keep welcoming refugees when…
Handeling Christmas
It took me a few tries before I really caught onto the opening words from Georg Friedrich Händel’s Messiah. I was still settling into the hard church pew, slowly pushing…
Urban Dreams
Six months ago we moved with our 3 year old son into a 96 unit apartment building in the inner city of Saint John. We’d been living in the rural…
Remembering What?
Remembrance Day is not as straight forward as we may think. In the Anglican churches I’ve been a part of, there is usually some observance of Remembrance the week of…
In Praise Of Bandaid Solutions
My friend Julie works for AIDS Saint John- a non-profit organization that, among other valuable services, offers contraceptives, clean syringes, sterile crack pipes and hugs to the neediest and most…
That Good Old Monasticism
Last week I spent a couple of days at a French Trappist Monastery in Rogersville New Brunswick. Terence first introduced me to Our Lady of Calvary Abbey over 10 years…
Protect Your Family From The Church
Shortly before my ordination as a church deacon in the fall of 2005, I sat down with a mentor of mine (himself an Anglican clergy) for lunch at a local…
A Shrunken World
Around this time last week, the southend of Saint John where I live and work began to feel small, noisy and stifling. I wanted out. So, rather than taking my…