A Child Has Our Life in His Hands
A few scraps and fragments after a morning spent at the seniors home… A woman sits, staring vacantly at the television in front of her. I look at the TV. It […]
A few scraps and fragments after a morning spent at the seniors home… A woman sits, staring vacantly at the television in front of her. I look at the TV. It […]
A breeze was entering the room through the window and rushing about inside, giving small notice here and there. William would have smiled then, had he been the sort to […]
A few nights ago, I went with some friends to see the latest superhero film, Justice League. As a rule, I find this genre of movies rigidly formulaic and not […]
A few months ago, Macleans ran a piece that sent shivers of terror and guilt down the spines of parents of teenagers everywhere. It was called, “How the smartphone affected […]
I ran into an old acquaintance in the grocery store recently. We hadn’t seen each other in almost twenty years when we were students at the same college. He had […]
I spent part of this morning on sin. Not actively sinning, I should hasten to add, although I probably accrued a few transgressions before breakfast. But I’m referring to a […]
Some churches have the best locations. When I lived on the west coast I would gaze longingly at the sight of little churches with ocean views or in the heart of […]
There’s a well known scene in the 2006 cult classic Nacho Libre where Nacho, a hapless monk who aspires to be a Luchador, and Esqueleto, his emaciated unbaptized sidekick, are […]
I had just dropped my daughter off at high school a few months ago and was gliding gingerly on snow-covered roads toward the intersection. I looked to my left and saw […]
I was standing in a line at the hospital reception desk recently when I decided to start imagining. It started innocently enough. As I was standing there watching the receptionist mechanically dispensing […]