Month: June 2020

This week I watched a movie  -- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood-- about the friendship between a magazine writer and Fred Rogers, whom most of us would know as Mister Rogers. It’s the kind of movie – much like the man himself – that flows over you, taking its time. Tom Hanks, who plays … Continue reading Our Welcomes Are Ours To Give

These last few months have been a difficult test for many families. Parents have exhausted themselves juggling kids while trying to work at home. Partners have had to adjust to each other’s presence 24-7. Grandparents have suffered at a distance in isolation. This has all been a hard-enough adjustment without the loss of so many … Continue reading Choosing What Is Right Over What Is Expected

I don’t know about you but reading Jesus’s charge to the disciples in this week’s gospel was a little exhausting. Let’s recap: they were to spread the good news, cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. They were to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. To be the labourers … Continue reading Finding Value and Purpose In Life

Wes Hall is a prominent business man in Toronto, the director of the SickKids Hospital Foundation. This week, writing to The Globe and Mail, he described a recent experience in the Rosedale neighborhood where he lives in Toronto. An elderly woman fell on the sidewalk, and he hesitated to help her.  As he is a … Continue reading Our Faith Should Feel Like A Face Mask