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June 2018

June 01, 2018

Choices: Glimpses of Good (Four Weeks of Fine Men)

Today, I want to share with you some of the small glimpses of good readers...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Honour in the “Friend Zone”: Luke (Four Weeks of Fine Men #7)

Last Fall, the Patheos Catholic channel was rocked by a scandal--the revelation that one of...

May 29, 2018

Strong Enough to be Gentle: Hasib (Four Weeks of Fine Men #6)

When I chose the tag #tonicmasculinity for this story, I was pleased with the wordplay...

May 28, 2018

When Heroes Have Clay Feet (a note on #tonicmasculinity)

I took this weekend away from the computer to breathe a bit, enjoy the nice...

May 25, 2018

Actions Speak Loudest: Arnie Clarke (Four Weeks of Fine Men #5)

This is a guest post by Sheila Marie Connolly, who agreed to write about her...

May 24, 2018

A Lesson in Vulnerability: Derek (Four Weeks of Fine Men #4)

I saw an old friend this morning. I was out taking our dog for...

May 22, 2018

A Tale of Two Husbands: Gerald Wynands (Four Weeks of Fine Men #2)

To continue yesterday's post, let me introduce you to Gerald Wynands, my grandmother's second husband....

May 21, 2018

A Tale of Two Husbands: Jan Feddema (Four Weeks of Fine Men #1)

I'd like to kick off my four weeks of fine men by telling you all...

July 2017

July 08, 2017

Love by the puzzle pieces

I stood by a table spread with photo albums and memorabilia at my grandfather's...

May 2017

May 09, 2017

Can we praise mothers on Mother’s Day?

This Sunday, perhaps we can pray that we all find the grace to rejoice with...

March 2017

March 08, 2017

Happy Birthday, Kiddo!

One of my favourite FB features is the "On This Day" app that lets you...

October 2016

October 04, 2016

Defined by morals, not memories

This piece popped up in my FB memories from last year, and I was moved...

October 16, 2015

Learning to Love the Thing I Most Wish Had Not Happened

Last week was Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. It also marked the four year anniversary...

May 2015

May 10, 2015

Is it insensitive to celebrate Mother’s Day?

Mother's day has always, since its institution as a day in honor of mothers who...

April 2014

April 27, 2014

My Pope

I want to write something more about what it means to me that Pope John...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

Memory

My brother mentioned something to me a few weeks ago that I find compelling, a...

October 2010

October 10, 2010

Guest Post – Things My Mother Tried to Teach #4

Some more of Mom's lessons as recalled by my oldest sister Emily:What I learned from...

October 06, 2010

Things My Mother Tried To Teach Me #3 – Reading

My mother collected Dick and Jane readers, and the Catholic John and Jane variants.When I...

October 02, 2010

Things My Mother Tried To Teach Me #2

"Only boring people are bored."Ok, ok, so this isn't so much a lesson as a...

October 01, 2010

Things My Mother Tried To Teach Me

Clean up as you go. I'm pretty sure Mom had years where she pitied our...

April 2009

April 18, 2009

Thoughts upon reading an essay on Porous Memory and the Cognitive Life

Thoughts upon reading an essay on Porous Memory and the Cognitive Life. Presented in villanelle form....