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I remember, a few decades ago, the worldwide anger and outrage over 鈥淐anada鈥檚 National Shame鈥� 鈥� the annual seal hunt off Newfoundland. How little we knew. If only clubbing a baby seal were as bad as it got.

Life has gradually taught me the benefits and the joy of delaying my gratification. Why put off enjoying the immediate rewards for my efforts? Allow me to explain. Delayed gratification didn't come naturally to me.

There was once a boy who went off every day into the woods. His curious father asked him, 鈥淲hat are you doing out there?鈥� The boy responded, 鈥淚 go there to pray because in the forest I am nearer to God.

Dear friends, The Victoria Multifaith Society was shocked and saddened at the horrific revelation of the mass graves of Indigenous children in Kamloops.

Music is a lustrous light that enters through the ears and courses through the body like the blood that flows within its veins.

The 7 th annual Victoria International Jewish Film Festival (VIJFF) begins its 2021 programming with a Feel-Good Film Festival , which will run June 6-10 and will be available via the VIJFF鈥檚 virtual cinema .

This past Sunday I had the privilege of standing with Imam Ismail Nur and the Anglican Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee in an act of solidarity and hope at a gathering for peace in Israel/Palestine.

I have often been asked by young people or their parents how they should plan to start their economic journey.

A day of the Spirit/breath/wind鈥� when a pandemic, lasting 14 months and counting takes our breath away and depletes our spirits, even as we hope for winds of change as more and more people receive vaccines.

You are invited to attend a talk on Sunday, May 30 at 7 pm on Zoom presented by Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue鈥檚 Adult Education Committee. Dr.