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Anybody with a smidgeon of mature faith in anything connected to our spiritual side is filled with doubts, and wonders what is fairy tale, what is myth with a message, and what is just plain “horse pucky”.  What the hell … Continue reading →

  Let’s be honest, we don’t know. All of us question whether there really is an afterlife, we wonder about resurrection from the dead, and if we are Christian what is this Trinity all about ?  is it three gods, and does god have … Continue reading →

Mine, like some of yours, was a maternally dominated family, and I will always  believe that our island culture was and is quintessentially matriarchal, with all the good and bad that entails. The English Penal Laws which  limited what Catholic … Continue reading →

I am and will forever remain Catholic, I could be no other. I accept the basics, the existence of God, the Trinity, the revelation through Scripture, and a non corporal Resurrection and transformation.   However I am not likely to pass … Continue reading →

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CONVOCATION ADDRESS 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Good Afternoon Chancellor Wilson, a special greeting to our our newly minted 133rd Chancellor, we are indeed honoured, President David Naylor, whose seminal vision is transforming our collegial community, Principal deep Saini, of my … Continue reading →

Like it or not, protest it or accept it, age brings limitations, and if one has any brain left at all, one sees that among other things, limitations impose humility. It may not come from within, but it is surely … Continue reading →

How many of us are open and honest enough to admit that we have second thoughts about most  of the important choices we make  and have made in life?   How many former spouses sometimes wonder in a quite moment whether  they made the right … Continue reading →

Forgiveness necessitates letting go of the past, turning the page, and moving on in equanimity.  It also means taking responsibility for oneself, and for one’s often not inconsiderable role inside any disordered relationship. We live in a world where over two thirds of … Continue reading →

Why does it take so long  to grow up?  Why do we have to learn life’s lessons over and over and indeed over again?  Why do some problems keep recurring, and we think, not again, haven’t I already learned that … Continue reading →

Science fiction writers often reference a super race of enlightened ones whom somehow we lost touch with over time. Scientologists have their Thetans, Mormon their lost tribe, and Stargate fans just call them The Ancients.   But there are Ancients who are more available … Continue reading →