Today…The MATRIARCH has crossed the Jordan I will write a longer piece later, but I thought you should know that less than two [2] months before her 108th birthday, our Mother – the Matriarch of our Clan – has passed away. She died this morning, peacefully after undergoing a variety of tests that showed she […]

Ahem…Today’s Theme: When is a player’s coach a problem? I have often wondered about the term Player’s Coach. What does it mean? Aren’t all coaches supposed to have the best interests of the players front & centre? Wouldn’t a manager’s coach or an owner’s coach be somewhat more risky in the high stakes of winning? […]

EIGHT SCORE & +/- 10 YEARS… It had been my intention to step away from the pulpit last year after being in the pulpits of St. Peter’s, Madoc and St. Andrew’s, Tweed – the two churches in my father’s pastoral charge while I finished high school. Then a surprising invitation came from the new minister […]

Be Careful What You Ask For… It’s been interesting to read the vitriol from some quarters since the election of Donald T. Much the same as was evident a few years back when Barack O was elected, although from different quarters. While I am tempted to provide a really deep and awesome critique of this […]

How much do you want to know about the Roman Catholic church? The movie CONCLAVE has received mixed reviews. Not sure why. Maybe some reviewers don’t like movies about church politics. Perhaps some find the film too slow and devoid of the pyrotechnics that many big budget movies rely on. And there are, no doubt, […]

Life and Living (& perhaps attending church)… On Monday I had lunch with the one cousin I have kept most in touch with over the years. Perhaps it’s because he is older (and I only have one other cousin that is older than I am) or maybe it is because he is wise or maybe […]

The Night the World Stood Still!! Thankfully, I will be on a plane this evening. At the moment I am in the Maple Leaf Lounge at YYZ. Air Canada is making sure the evening evolves delightfully as it gives me delightful sips of single malt. Also had a bowl of chili – so, if nothing […]