Category Religion
Thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s “Silence”
It bombed at the box office, which didn’t surprise me. I saw it a couple of weeks ago at the tail-end of its theatre run, and have thought for a while about what I want to say about it. It is not your usual Hollywood fare, far too serious at a time when America is […]
I Couldn’t Resist
A Friday evening bonus post for you from The New Yorker. You would hope he really didn’t say that, but given his past history I, for one, can the plausibility of it. Hopefully he’ll get better acquainted with the book in the next four years.
Inauguration Day – Not My President?
There will be protests today, as Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States. I understand that. It was a polarizing campaign and people still haven’t accepted the results emotionally. Demonstrations though are not the proper response. They won’t make the protesters feel any better, and there is nothing they can do […]
A Tale of Two Churches
My friend Paul had a post earlier this week about Christmas Day 2022. That’s the next time the holiday falls on a Sunday. Some churches, for what seemed to be good reasons I am sure, cancel their services when December 25 is a Sunday. Paul’s words got me to thinking, and I wrote this post […]
And Now There Are Two
For the past decade or so, on my annual trip to Maine every summer, I have thought about attending a Shaker service. Each year I talk myself out of it. It’s an hour-long drive and seems a little far to go, given that there are closer churches. It also strikes me as a little voyeuristic; […]
Merry Christmas!
It seems, then,” said Tirian, smiling himself, “that the Stable seen from within and the Stable seen from without are two different places.” “Yes,” said the Lord Digory. “Its inside is bigger than its outside.” “Yes,” said Queen Lucy. “In our world too, a Stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our […]
Christmas Eve
The Queen’s birthday is a national holiday in Canada. We celebrate it on what is described as the “May 24th long weekend.” May 24 is not the birthday of the reigning queen, Elizabeth II but that of her great-great- grandmother, Victoria, who reigned for most of the 19th century. People got used to the May […]
A Christmas Carol
It is a timeless biblical story of redemption and grace without reference to any scripture. But watching a production of A Christmas Carol you somehow feel that Charles Dickens knew what he was doing. A version of the stage play is at Canada’s National Arts Centre until December 31. I was there Friday night and […]
Basilica of the Holy Blood
I know there are rules. I don’t know exactly what they are. I have been told that every Roman Catholic church has a relic of a saint in it somewhere. No need to go into great details, you can look it up if you like. I would think, as the number of churches grow, […]
Santa Revisited
I first posted this a couple of years ago. Well, technically, I first published it in 1991 – but there wasn’t much Internet back then. I don’t know of the word “blog” had even been invented then. (I know, now that I have said hat someone will look it up and let me know.) What […]
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