Monthly Archives: April 2006
Sorry to see it end
Tomorrow it is back to work – although it turns out to be a very short week for me, today being a stat holiday and Friday being my day off. This week is a school break so I am really … Continue reading
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Good Friday
I walked over with Leo to St George’s for this morning’s service. Leo got called out almost immediately to deal with the news of an evacuation order for one of the First Nations reserves north east of here – flooding. … Continue reading
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Maundy Thursday
Sharing and serving each other around the Lord’s Table. This is one of the most dignificant services of the year for me. I guess the only difficulty in partaking is not going around the whole circle serving everyone. There were … Continue reading
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No going back now
The geese, crows and robins are back. The sun is up before 6:30 already. This morning it rained – a good rain, not a freezing one. Today the ice went out on the river. It is definately spring.
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The Profile
OK, so I have tried my best to work with the technology that I can manage. Here is in three parts a copy of the article written by Ann Molloy. Enjoy. Especially you Erin!
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Today
I have begun reading The Genesee Diary by Henri Nouwen. The thing that strikes me most about the book is its simplicity. It is a journal of his daily life. He lets us in on so many of his feelings, … Continue reading
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Nouwen – More on the "Downward" way
The idea of living in simplicity, letting go of the things that come with success in this culture, is not new to Henri Nouwen. Henri chose to live out this calling at L’Arche Daybreak in Toronto. The choice for him … Continue reading
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Profiled
Last night I spent a pleasant hour with a reporter from our local newspaper. Mostly we talked about life in the Congo. In some ways that seems so long ago. Yet it was only in 2004 that the girls and … Continue reading
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Merci Nzambe
I came home tonight pretty tired. It was a long and busy day and the days lately have been too full – work, taking care of my aunt’s move, wrapping up loose ends, kids and their stuff, sick grandson and … Continue reading
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More on Nouwen
There are some outstanding things about Henri Nouwen I learned from Michael O’Laughlin’s book. One was the decision made by Nouwen to identify himself with Jesus even if that meant being humiliated and scorned by those active in the … Continue reading
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