When I was younger there was a much tougher religious regimen within the Catholic church. The season of Lent today in this year of Our Lord 2025 is still the runup to Easter Sunday, but it is simply not as demanding as it used to be. Fasting and abstention
I moved out of the centre of the City St. John’s many years ago. I loved the city, and I still do but it was just time to go. Now I live in the country, well sort of. The area where I grew up in the inner city is
The late Pope Francis gets more than a passing grade from me. Actually, he gets an A+ in his rating for tolerance and understanding. It is not easy being Catholic these days. The church in recent years has been bleeding from really what are self-inflicted wounds. The things that
On election day this year, like millions of Canadians, I dutifully cast my ballot. I always vote. So does my wife and my three boys. There is something not exactly holy but certainly “spiritual” about it all. It is a real privilege to be able to participate. I have
Some weeks ago, I wrote about Canada’s victory over the United States in the final game between Canada and the United States in the “best against best” hockey series. Wayne Gretzky had come under fire for stepping on the ice as honorary captain of Canada when he wasn’t wearing
I felt badly about the recent death rattle of Hudson’s Bay. The company sought protection from its creditors. An ancient store with its origins in the 17th century is going under. It was actually founded in May of 1670. The problems of The Bay, as it is commonly called,
It was with tremendous interest and some form of satisfaction that I read recently that the great Harvard University in the United States was offering free tuition next year to students whose families earned less than $ 200,000 a year. In addition to that Harvard says if a family
I’m an unashamed Canadian nationalist. I have travelled a fair bit over the years, and I know the respect the world has for our nation. I saw it when I lived in England. I also saw it again in France where I have visited many times. We have earned
You know as Premier Andrew Furey gets set to ride into the political sunset, I am reminded that he is the first premier since Confederation that I NEVER interviewed. All the rest had been part of my working journalism career. I knew them all. There is a lesson there
Of course I watched the game. Occasionally a sporting event takes on a special status and rises above sport. It was between Canada and the United States and the final game of the “best against best” hockey series. Now, before I get into what in the end was a