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Can we not find ways to expand the far healthier political model that already exists in Canada? In the process of integrating best practices we鈥檇 be reflecting and celebrating the original cultures of this continent.

Soon the Jewish world will celebrate Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New year.聽 This is a time to reflect on our lives and responsibilities

I was introduced to current thinking on Kingian nonviolence at the June conference of Anglican Deacons Canada. The idea of re-igniting the conversation on nonviolence as an antidote to the disintegrating chaos of today was intriguing .

Recently, there has been some comment on an article in this space about a topic that鈥檚 very dear to a lot of hearts: when our pets 鈥� and other animals -- die, do they go to heaven?

Thomas is a reminder that it is OK to doubt sometimes. Maybe his example of questioning is what we need when the world gets loud and we鈥檙e not sure how to proceed or who to listen to.

When I think of St. Matthias often from now on, he will remind me to stop and see all those people working in the background to make sure we have what we need. And that鈥檚 not just in church.

A number of people were surprised that I said in my weekend column that I didn鈥檛 know exactly what happened after death, because as a Priest I am meant to know that kind of thing.

In the 1980s there was a movie called 鈥楢ll Dogs Go To Heaven鈥� which seems to be a response to something I鈥檝e been asked many times over my years of ministry, 鈥淚s it true that our animal companions will be in the afterlife?鈥�

As summer prepares to turn to fall, and you see your calendar filling with work and school, how can you remember what matters? How will you make space to pause鈥攖o reflect, to laugh, to love?

At Spirit of Life Lutheran church a recent gathering of students considered how we can live and engage each other, in spite of our differences, and to develop strategies to transform 鈥渟tranger interactions鈥� into more intimate and meaningful connections.